Category: News
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Easington’s bear hunt is paws-itively brilliant
19 July 2026 Luke Myer MP joined families, volunteers and young people at Easington Village Hall this morning for a community Bear Hunt and Teddy Bears’ Picnic celebrating the best of village life. The event brought together Easington Brownies, Rainbows and local residents for a morning of games, activities and…
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£100 support payments land for East Cleveland families
17 July 2026 Hundreds of households across East Cleveland are receiving extra cost of living support today as the Labour Government’s new Crisis and Resilience Fund begins making automatic payments to eligible residents. In Redcar & Cleveland, households receiving Council Tax Support will receive £100 if they have children or £50 if they do not,…
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Local police earn top grade
Today (16 July 2026) Luke Myer MP spoke with Chief Constable Victoria Fuller and congratulated her on Cleveland Police being awarded the highest possible grading under a new national performance system. The force has been placed in Level One under the Labour Government’s new Policing Performance System. The assessment recognises the progress…
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British Steel brought into public ownership
16 July 2026 British Steel has today (16 July 2026) been brought into public ownership, protecting thousands of jobs and securing the future of steelmaking in Britain, after Labour MPs passed legislation allowing the Government to intervene in the national interest. Speaking in Parliament today, Luke Myer MP welcomed the…
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Cowbar erosion plan approved
Today (14 July 2026) a major plan to protect the future of Cowbar has been approved by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, paving the way for work to safeguard the village’s only road access as coastal erosion continues to threaten the area. It follows Luke Myer MP’s site visit to…
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£1.7m children’s care shake-up after Luke’s campaign
9 July 2026 The Government today confirmed our region will take on one of five new Regional Care Cooperatives in England, alongside £1.7m in support funding. The new body will bring councils together to commission children’s care placements collectively, helping them stop competing against one another, tackle profiteering in the…
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More local schools announced in Labour’s Breakfast Club rollout
More children across Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland will be able to start the school day with a free breakfast from September, as three more local schools join Labour’s flagship breakfast club programme. Sunnyside Academy in Coulby Newham, St Joseph’s Primary School in Loftus and St Thomas More RC Primary School in Easterside have all…
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Illegal bikes crackdown nets 33 seizures in first month
6 July 2026 Illegal off-road bikes are being taken off the streets across Teesside after a new Cleveland Police taskforce seized 33 vehicles in its first month of operation – backed by extra Government funding and stronger powers introduced since Labour took office. The specialist team was launched to target…
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Luke keeps pressure on fleecehold
Today (1 July 2026), Luke Myer MP again pressed ministers on the growing fleecehold scandal as the Government continues to develop work on new protections for homeowners. Speaking with Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook this afternoon in Parliament, Luke was told officials are currently working through a large volume of responses…
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Domestic abuse experts now in 999 control room
30 June 2026 Victims of domestic abuse in Teesside will receive faster specialist support when they dial 999, after Cleveland Police has become one of the latest forces to embed dedicated domestic abuse experts in its control room under the Labour Government’s rollout of Raneem’s Law. The move delivers on a…
