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Phil Wilson, who served as MP for the former Sedgefield constituency from 2007-2019, will soon take a place in the House of Lords alongside former Sunderland Central MP Julie Elliott and ‘partygate’ investigator Sue Gray. Overall, 38 new appointments have been announced, with six from the Tories and two from the Liberal Democrats, as well as…
Gary Macdonald, TVCA group director of finance and resources, explained that the Tees Valley cabinet – made up of the leaders of the five constituent authorities – were voting on allowing a consultation period for the draft budget which would run from “now, subject to cabinet approval, through to January 9. Feedback would be taken from…
The Northern Echo has revealed that many London councils have been moving households hundreds of miles around the country without notifying the receiving local authority. County Durham charities have confirmed that a number of these families fall through the cracks and end up in unsuitable homes with little or no support. Angela Rayner recently intervened…
In a report, Councillor Lynn Pallister, the cabinet member for growth and enterprise at Redcar and Cleveland Council, said despite best efforts to regenerate town and district centres problems still remained with empty retail units. The report said: “We now need to consider a longer term solution. “Officers are currently looking at external funding opportunities…
The hike in employers’ National Insurance (NI) contributions and the lowering of the threshold for payments announced in Rachel Reeves’ Autumn budget have left foodbanks operated by the Durham Christian Partnership with an estimated added £20,000 bill on top of their already tough running costs. Peter MacLellan, the partnership’s CEO, said four more of the charity’s…
A new government and a new parliament meant there was also something new coming to politics – something that is seen as much less ‘sexy’, even among political connoisseurs – new select committees. And the new chair of the Science, Innovation, and Technology Committee is a North East MP who has already been involved in a…
Author Chris Foote-Wood will represent the party in next year’s election. The new position has been created following boundary changes, which have split the town from Upper and Lower Teesdale. Councillors had shared responsibility for the town as well as the dale. There will now be an Upper Dale seat with one member instead of…
Almost two years on from the spill at Cat Nab, Saltburn, in February 2022, the events continue to be discussed behind closed doors at Redcar and Cleveland Council with scrutiny committee members and ward councillors being briefed in recent months over a report into the incident. The report by council auditor Veritau, which investigated what…
The loss of an MP at a General Election is often a brief matter. It is the new MP who gets the long-term coverage as the defeated former member thanks his team and moves out of the spotlight. The following day is a challenge as the reality of losing a job and a wage…
In the New Year, Wes Streeting will meet with bereaved families, as well as solicitors from legal firm Watson Woodhouse, who have been pushing the government for an inquiry into deaths at Tees, Esk, and Wear Valleys (TEWV) mental health trust. During Labour’s election campaign, leaders promised that they would improve mental health care nationally, and…
