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Great to have a look around the Northumbria University campus with Professor Andy Long. Their state-of-the-art facilities get better and better each time I go there. It really is incredible.

Thank you to Graeme Hopper for inviting me into his workshop! It is truly breathtaking.

Almost nowhere better for a sweet or savoury treat when in Tow Law than Page's!

Always a pleasure to swing by and sample some of the best homemade food money can buy!

Great to chew the fat with footballing legend of my youth John about all things Newcastle United, grassroots football investment in North West Durham and England’s Euros and World Cup hopes.

Well done to each and every one of you that received your A-Levels, T-Levels & Vocational Results today!

To finish your studies is a real milestone achievement. I hope you spent the day celebrating with your loved ones.

Finally, we’re getting some good weather and it’s an absolute scorcher today for us and our pets. Beautiful days like today are perfect to spend the day out and about enjoying the sunshine. With the top of my head extra exposed, suncream is an absolute must.

Thanks very much to Durham University for showing me around their Oriental Museum, in particular the exhibition remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

A number of local cabbies in #Consett have got in touch with me about a new taxi rank in our biggest town. It is necessary to give independent Hackney drivers somewhere to rank up, especially on weekends.

Great to swing by charming family business Create Your World Ltd in #Wolsingham. They have a committed team, all hired from local villages in North West Durham. What all the staff I spoke to have in common is their dedication and passion for the craft.

The range of these is enormous. From getting refunds for people, installing bins, processing passports to explaining the latest news, I am privileged to get a unique insight into life in every nook and cranny of our area. To repay this, I make sure everyone who writes in, gets a response.