Transforming Tameside 15 Jan 2025 I start the year with a sense of excitement about the potential of a number…
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 14 Jan 2025 This week in Parliament the new Government presented the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. I…
Tameside Transport Updates 09 Jan 2025 I would like to begin by wishing Reporter readers a Happy New Year. Unfortunately, it…
Bee Network arrives in Tameside 07 Jan 2025 What a job Andy Burnham has done as our Mayor. This work, on public control…
Rest In Peace, Stuart 16 Dec 2024 The whole of the Stalybridge and Hyde Constituency Labour Party is in grief this weekend…
Hawthorns School Grand Opening 12 Dec 2024 Last week I had the great pleasure to attend the grand opening of the new…
A Government for Change 10 Dec 2024 This Labour government was elected on the promise of change, to deliver a decade of…
Mottram Bypass Update 02 Dec 2024 I had an update meeting with National Highways and Balfour Beatty last week about the…
Getting Businesses Exporting 01 Dec 2024 Greater Manchester has been trailblazing enhanced support partnerships to help small GM export businesses grow…
The Assisted Dying Bill 29 Nov 2024 The vote on the Private Member’s Bill proposing the UK introduce assisted dying was today,…
A Fair Deal for Young People 27 Nov 2024 I recently visited Hyde High School to meet the students in the Politics Club where…
Community Buses are Coming 25 Nov 2024 It was back in April that I wrote my last column on buses, and how…
RIP John Prescott 21 Nov 2024 I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Deputy Prime Minister Lord…
Respect for Shopworkers 20 Nov 2024 Thank you to Usdaw Union, the Co-op Group and Tesco for hosting me at Mossley…
King’s Awards Recognise Hyde Volunteers 15 Nov 2024 Good things come in threes – it was brilliant to see the announcement yesterday that…
Crown Post Offices Review and Hyde 14 Nov 2024 This week saw the announcement of a review of the Post Office announced by its…
Remembering Our Fallen, Supporting Our Veterans 13 Nov 2024 Last weekend we remembered all our fallen service people and it was tremendous to see…
Grilled by West Hill 05 Oct 2024 It was wonderful to visit West Hill School again in September, and face questions from…
Co-Op Party Member? 04 Oct 2024 If you’re a proud co-operator, join me and many others next week for the Co-Op…