The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has today[5th October 2011] awarded a confirmed grant of £1.4m to The Heart of the City Partnership for an exciting restoration project. Old Newcastle: ‘Where the Story Begins’.
HLF’s investment will completely revitalise the …
Dear Newcastle,
Last week parliament returned after its summer break.…
Chi Onwurah MP has backed a damning assessment published by the influential Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) this week on the Government’s lack of support for science in the face of increasing global competition from China.
Commenting on the report …
A week ago Newcastle woke up to a damp, calm morning. Many of our other great cities were smouldering.
We were thankful that people in Newcastle, young and old alike, had decided not to torch their communities, but horrified by …
NewScientist have published an article I wrote on the government’s attitude towards social media in the wake of the riots. You can read it by following the link below:
Dear Newcastle
It has been a tense few days for all of us and a terrifying time for those affected by the riots in Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Salford, Leicester, Manchester and London.…
In recent years, numerous studies have shown that Parliament is unrepresentative that the creation of a host of unpaid internship positions are making politics only accessible to the wealthy or those based in London.
The Speaker’s Parliamentary Placements scheme that …
Energy Minister Charles Hendry today agreed to meet with Newcastle University and Newcastle Central MP Chi Onwurah to discuss the Government’s position on underground coal gasification (UGC).
Ms Onwurah secured the meeting in the House of Commons when asking the …
Dear Newcastle
What a tumultuous week it has been. I was sitting next to Chris Bryant in the House of Commons when he rose to move ‘Standing Order 24’ so that we could debate the phone hacking scandal. It is …
Chi Onwurah MP told MPs and Ministers during a debate that visas for Overseas Students play an important part in every aspect of life in Newcastle.
She is deeply concerned that the Government drive to cut overseas student numbers between …