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Newcastle MP Paul Farrelly has welcomed the opening of three new children’s centres in the Borough but warned that urgent action is needed to protect them from a future of cutbacks and closures.

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-under-Lyme MP Paul Farrelly has tabled further parliamentary questions regarding oil trader Trafigura and its lawyers Carter-Ruck’s attempts to suppress parliamentary debate on a toxic waste dumping scandal. He also spoke in today's debate in the House and has published the terms of Trafigura’s controversial injunction and correspondence from Carter-Ruck.

Council chiefs in Newcastle are coming under increased pressure to introduce free weekend parking in an attempt to attract more shoppers to the town.

Children at Knutton St Mary’s primary school in Newcastle have created a new wildlife and sensory garden, helped by funding from the BBC and the Big Lottery, and the efforts of parents, teachers and local community volunteers.

The people of Audley have celebrated the restoration of the village’s most familiar landmark, the Anglican church of St James, following months of painstaking work costing £170,000 in all.

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.

Newcastle MP Paul Farrelly joined the Mayor and representatives of the Queen and the armed forces in taking what may be the final salute from the town’s Territorial Army unit, the 58 Signals Squadron, at a parade in front of the Civic Offices.

Newcastle under Lyme MP, Paul Farrelly, hosted a special tea party in the town to raise funds in aid of our servicemen and women.

Newcastle MP Paul Farrelly has stepped up his campaign to ensure that the town’s long-standing links with the Territorial Army are not severed by a strategic defence review currently being carried out by the armed forces.