This month I visited two of the Northumbrian Water sites within our constituency. First, Rothbury Water Treatment Works (WTW), where I met with members of their operations team and Heidi Mottram, their Chief Executive.
I’m very proud of our constituency’s critically important armed forces. We’re home to RAF Boulmer, radar station Brizlee Wood, and the Army's Otterburn Training Area – and of course our Northumberland Fusiliers and HMS Northumberland carry our county name across the globe.
Yesterday, the specific Northumberland roads to benefit from £5.5m over two years were detailed in the plan that the Department for Transport made councils produce.
Every penny of the £19.8bn saved from the Northern leg of HS2 is being reinvested in transport across the North.
Cllr Wendy Pattison and I popped in to see one of Community Action Northumberland's 40 fantastic 'Warm Hubs', which provide local communities with a safe, warm and friendly environment in which to enjoy refreshments, social activity, information and advice, and the company of other people, last w
I recently surveyed Elsdon Village residents on sewage issues raised by constituents and presented Northumbrian Water the results to address urgently. My visit last week to Rothbury's Treatment Works gave me another chance to press their Chief Executive in person.
On World Autism Awareness Day last week, it was a delight to join the National Autistic Society's North Northumberland branch on their 'See Me Shine' sunset family walk, celebrating the positivity of neurodiversity and the amazing and varied skills of individuals in our community touched by it.
I love a good walk, or muddy challenge. But I was never much good at gym exercise - so I have decided to join the Cancer Research UK challenge of 100 push-ups a day through April to help raise money for Cancer Research. Please show your support!
