Always such a treat to see Carol and her team at Fuzzy Brush right here in Consett. The only thing more impressive than the scale of her international operation is the taste of her brand new products.
Thanks to Mrs Hammill for inviting me to St Bedes, and showing me around. I’ve been a couple of times before but it was great to meet some of the new senior leadership team as well as some of the Year 11 and 6th form pupils.
Great to have fantastic local businessman Tony Cleary of Lanchester Wines in Number 10 Downing Street to meet Michael Gove to discuss Levelling Up and how we help businesses grow across the country.
With all that’s going on at home and abroad, it’s important to remember those who’ve served and especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice. They fought and died for our freedom.
Earlier this week I laid a cross in the Parliamentary Garden of Remembrance on behalf of all those from North West Durham who fought and the many who gave their lives in the cause of freedom
With the cold weather beginning to draw in and having seen very high fuel prices (which are now begininning to fall) naturally people look a bit harder at their energy bills.
I was keen to touch base with Northern Powergrid ahead of this winter and spoke to them last week after several constituents got in touch with localised ongoing issues in Langley Park and Dipton.
Almost two years ago, David Oliver got in touch with my office. Widowed and advancing in his years he wanted me to join the campaign for the veterans of Britain’s nuclear tests to get the recognition they deserved.
