A few constituents have got in touch with concerns about the changeover to Digital on our landlines. This is something I’ve raised in Parliament following Storm Arwen. As someone living in Weardale, I completely understand the anxieties.
Some children with special educational needs require extra support at school. This may include speech therapy or for children with more complex needs a teaching assistant in the classroom with them. This not only benefits the child but also majorly benefits everyone else in the class.
Recently, John and Alan from Crook got in touch with me via Crook Councillors Pat and Mike, as they run a Community Interest Company (CIC, a Charity that invests in community assets) and want to put some funding back into help the area they grew up in.
It was a pleasure to invite Harold Wilshire, Thomas Drummond and Marcus Bainbridge to Number 10 Downing Street to a reception to be acknowledged for all the voluntary work they do to keep our area safe. They met the Security Minister and other local safety champions from around the country.
Hanukkah is a Jewish festival that reaffirms the ideals of Judaism and commemorates in particular the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem by the lighting of candles on each day of the festival.
