Category: Loftus
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Luke takes Arriva bus failures to regulator
16 September 2026 Luke Myer MP has joined local leaders in demanding urgent action over cancelled and unreliable Arriva buses across Redcar and Cleveland. Luke, Redcar MP Anna Turley, council leader Alec Brown and transport lead Cllr Carl Quartermain have written jointly to the Traffic Commissioner following a surge in…
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New Loftus community hub taking shape as opening moves closer
16 September 2026 Signage has now been installed at the new MFC Foundation youth and community hub at Ben Scott’s Field in Loftus, ahead of the facility opening. The signage has been installed by local company Loftus Large Format, with further internal and wayfinding signage being completed as the finishing touches…
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Luke fights for Boulby science lab
Luke Myer MP has challenged plans to reduce the operating budget of East Cleveland’s world-leading Boulby Underground Laboratory, warning Ministers that East Cleveland should not bear a disproportionate share of science cuts. Boulby Lab, more than a kilometre underground, is the UK’s only deep underground science laboratory. It is currently competing…
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Luke holds another Loftus surgery
Luke Myer MP has completed his 101st constituency surgery, meeting residents in Loftus to help with problems and hear directly about the issues affecting local people. Since being elected, Luke has held regular surgeries across Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, taking them out into towns and villages across the constituency…
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Work begins on £13m Skinningrove flood scheme
10 August 2026 Work is now underway on a major £13 million flood defence scheme in Skinningrove, delivering a permanent solution to protect more than 100 homes and end years of disruption for residents. The Environment Agency, working with Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, has begun construction on the scheme which…
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Housing payments restored for Loftus pensioner
6 August 2026 A Loftus pensioner has had his housing payments restored and more than £560 in missed payments returned after Luke Myer MP stepped in. The constituent had gone weeks without receiving his usual housing support, leaving his family helping to cover the rent while struggling to get the problem resolved.…
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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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Cowbar rescue plan agreed
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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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…
