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Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley is to look at the circumstances surrounding the planned closure of Newcastle-under-Lyme’s popular High Street Medical Practice following an intervention by the town’s MP in parliament today.

Newcastle’s Labour MP has criticised the Borough Council and its outgoing leader Simon Tagg over secretly writing off business rates, yet again, of pub owners whose companies serially collapse year after year, leaving creditors in the lurch.

Newcastle’s Labour MP Paul Farrelly today applauded the decision to reject supermarket giant Tesco’s plans to nearly double the size of its store along the A34 at Trent Vale.

One of Newcastle’s oldest town centre pubs – the Old Brown Jug – has won the support of local MP Paul Farrelly in its fight to carry on playing live music.

The government has ordered a public enquiry into Tesco’s new superstore at Trent Vale, after listening to arguments from Newcastle’s Labour MP Paul Farrelly. The move, under statutory ‘call in’ procedures, takes the decision out of the hands of Stoke-on-Trent Council, which - Mr Farrelly argued - had broken planning rules to the detriment of Newcastle and Stoke town centres.

Newcastle’s Labour MP Paul Farrelly has asked the government to intervene in Tesco’s plans to redevelop its huge, 24-hour superstore at Trent Vale, taking the decision out of the hands of Stoke-on-Trent City Council.

A Government Defence minister has been urged to protect the future of Newcastle’s Territorial Army headquarters which faces an uncertain future because of a shake-up of Britain’s Army reserves.

Newcastle’s Peter Pan special needs nursery has marked its 40th anniversary with a celebration fun day at Newcastle and Hartshill Cricket Club on Saturday.

Innovative classes that help expectant fathers to play a bigger role in the birth of their babies have earned maternity staff in North Staffordshire a national award.

Early morning swimmers who are aged over 60 can take a dip free of charge at Newcastle’s Jubilee Pool, thanks to a campaign led by local Labour MP Paul Farrelly.