Dear Newcastle I hope everyone managed to spend some time enjoying the warm weather in Newcastle – or abroad. It certainly has been a busy return for Parliament with the Scottish referendum and Westminster gearing up for the Conference season…
MP’s Report: 14th June to 24th July
Dear Newcastle As Newcastle basks in unprecedented sunshine I have the chance to catch up with local groups and businesses now that Parliament is in recess . On Wednesday I visited Café Beam in Ashburton Road Gosforth. It gives young…
MP’s Report: April, May and June 2014
Photo – site visit to redevelopment of old Coop building in Newgate Street Dear Newcastle I am sorry to say it’s been some time since I wrote my report. It has been very busy even though Parliament has…
Keeping You Informed – January 2014
Dear Newcastle On Friday I visited the Bobby Robson PET facility in Newcastle University. There, thanks to the Sir Bobby Robson fund, they are using cutting edge science to improve diagnosis and treatment for cancer patients here in Newcastle. It…
Season’s Greetings from Chi
www.thenewbridgeproject.com MP’s Report Christmas 2013 Dear Newcastle Walking through the city centre today it seemed everyone had Christmas on their minds and the magical Fenwicks window displays were attracting large crowds of all ages. But as I stopped by…
Keeping You Informed (October 2013)
Dear Newcastle As the evenings darken and the Christmas adverts begin the last thing we want is a huge energy bill. But that is just what we have to look forward to as energy companies announce price rises of around…
Dear Newcastle
Well for once we can say we definitely had a summer, indeed the thermometer was uncomfortably high at times. MPs were recalled to Westminster early but Cameron’s reckless attempt to force through military action in Syria on an arbitrary timescale…
Dear Newcastle
A day I dreaded turned out to show the city at its best – May 25th the day of the EDL march only a few days after the tragic and horrendous murder of Lee Rigby. They came to try and…
Dear Newcastle
Chi attends Newcastle Youth Council meeting We hope that we have seen the worst of the winter weather and now the snow is finally off the streets of Newcastle. I know how difficult it made ordinary journeys to work…
Dear Newcastle
As we go into Christmas we have the heartbreaking images and devastating consequences of the Newtown shootings to remind us of just what humanity is capable of in both the best and worst senses. In a moving speech, President Obama put into…