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‘RURAL OSCARS’: There’s still time to nominate a great North Northumberland business for one of the The Countryside Alliance ‘Rural Oscars’, with categories...

It was fantastic to meet pupils from the Duchess’s Community High School’s politics class in Parliament recently! While I know it’s a bit of a journey from...

This weekend I had a great discussion with BBC Politics North about several of the important issues facing our local area and what the Government is doing to...

A band of heavy rain moved across the North East earlier this week, with further rainfall due through to Sunday 22nd. The Met Office has issued a Red warning as...

Fantastic news from the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today, announcing funding for the dualling of our A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham to go ahead! I’ve long...

See my updates first on my Facebook. Yesterday I shared NFU Online’s petition for a ‘Buy British’ button on supermarket online shopping sites. Did you know? ¼...

After years campaigning to dual the A1, I share the real disappointment that today’s further delay means that dualling won’t happen as quickly as we all need...

I thought it might be helpful to recap a little about our parliamentary constituency and the towns and villages I represent, as well as just some of my visits...

In our rural North Northumberland villages, our pubs are the pumping heart of our communities, such as The Farriers Arms in Shilbottle. This week our ‘Brexit...