Category: East Cleveland
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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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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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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…
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Luke supports Armed Forces Day 2026
Luke Myer MP has paid tribute to serving personnel, veterans and military families after joining Armed Forces Day events today (Saturday 27 June). Luke has long supported the Redcar & Cleveland event, and this year joined the annual Armed Forces Day parade, walking alongside veterans, serving personnel and cadets through…
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£140k boost for Hummersea Primary
Hummersea Primary School in Loftus is set to receive £140,000 for repairs and improvements as part of new investment from the Labour Government in school buildings. The funding comes from the Department for Education and is being allocated by Redcar and Cleveland Council to support schools with building condition, safety,…
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Luke backs DeaflympicsGB in Parliament
25 June 2026 Luke Myer MP welcomed DeaflympicsGB and UK Deaf Sport to Parliament this week, celebrating the achievements of deaf athletes and renewing his call for fairer support for Deaflympics competitors. The event came after Team GB’s record-breaking performance at the 2025 Deaflympics in Tokyo, where the team won…
