A key priority for Anne-Marie is supporting the rural communities and services in her constituency. From rural policing, local schools and small businesses, to rural broadband, post offices and banks, this page is a collation of her work towards that.
As a resident of rural North Northumberland and your Member of Parliament, I have had countless local people in the Chathill area ask me to help improve the rural train service in our constituency.
We have 3,550 businesses registered in our constituency, up 5% from when I first became your MP (and 5,000 in self-employment), and it’s been lovely to pop into even more of them than usual over the summer.
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 Pub Guarantee’ comes into force:
It was lovely to visit the new harbourmaster in beautiful Seahouses recently, one of the many harbours our coastal constituency’s fishing vessels call home. Northumberland’s fishermen, from home harbours of Berwick, Seahouses, Amble and beyond, have shaped our coastal community for centuries.
It was a pleasure to support the Employ Autism Pledge in Parliament last week, hosted by Ambitious about Autism, aimed at helping more autistic young people enter in the workplace.
During Armed Forces Week, I dropped by for a tour of the lovely Rothbury House (pictured), which provides wonderful sheltered housing and independent living for Royal Air Force RAF Association veterans and their spouses.
I know constituents have concerns about rail companies consulting on ticket offices, so I’ve summarised the latest from them on our local stations below.