Issues

Olympics chiefs to set out opportunities for ceramics in 2012

Organisers of the 2012 London Olympics, including athletics legend Sebastian Coe, are to spell out the opportunities for North Staffordshire’s pottery industry in over £700 million of contracts to be awarded in the run-up to the Games, following questioning by Newcastle’s Labour MP Paul Farrelly.

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Villagers urged to join community speed watch

Villagers plagued by speeding traffic have been urged, during National Road Safety Week, to become ‘Community Speedwatch’ volunteers in an attempt to make their roads safer.

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Further help urged for Cross Heath after £7.5m 'Kickstart' grant

Newcastle’s MP Paul Farrelly is pressing government ministers for further assistance with new housing on a demolished estate in Cross Heath after gaining a £7.5 million government ‘Kickstart’ grant for the area.

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Newcastle MP pledges to oppose lifting cap on tuition fees

Newcastle-under-Lyme’s MP Paul Farrelly has renewed his pledge to oppose any increase in university tuition fees - and called on students and their families to demand to know if any candidate at the next general election would be prepared break their ‘party whip’ over the issue on a future vote in Parliament.

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Newcastle MP urges government intervention over huge Tesco expansion

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.

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MP wins pledge that Territorial Army headquarters will stay open

Newcastle MP Paul Farrelly has received assurances that the town’s Territorial Army headquarters will be reprieved from closure under proposals to restructure reserve forces.

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Children's centres at risk from cutbacks, warns Newcastle MP

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.

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TA centre should be saved for cadets, says Paul

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.

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MP hands over petition demanding free weekend parking

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

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Knutton St Mary’s celebrates new school wildlife garden

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.

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