Category: Skelton East
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Luke celebrates engineering heroes at Tees Components
Local MP Luke Myer returned to Tees Components this week (2 October 2026) to celebrate the skilled workers and apprentices helping keep British industry moving. Luke joined staff at the family-owned engineering firm in North Skelton for its annual employee awards, recognising everything from newly qualified apprentices to workers who…
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107 surgeries and counting for Luke
Luke Myer MP has completed his 107th constituency surgery, meeting residents in Skelton to help with problems ranging from pensions and tax to parking fines. Luke holds regular surgeries across Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, giving constituents the chance to speak to him face-to-face about problems they need help resolving.…
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Family Hubs celebrate success as nearly 5,000 get support
September 2026 Family Hubs revamped by Luke Myer and Redcar & Cleveland’s Labour council have seen a fourfold rise in families attending popular baby and toddler groups. The centres were transformed in 2023, when Luke was Cabinet Member for Children, bringing NHS, council and charity services together to make life…
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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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Luke picks up local priorities in Skelton
28 July 2026 Road repairs, tackling crime and backing Cleveland’s firefighters were among the issues raised with Luke Myer MP during a door-knocking session in Skelton this week. Luke joined hardworking local Labour councillors Ursula Earl & John McCue and local campaigner Bob Garrod from East Cleveland Labour to speak…
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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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Solar panels roll out across East Cleveland to cut bills and back local services
New solar panels are up and running on a number of public buildings across East Cleveland, helping to cut energy bills, reduce emissions and save money for local taxpayers. Backed by more than £1 million from the Labour Government’s Great British Energy body, the funding is supporting practical projects that…
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Pension finally paid after Luke steps in
A Skelton pensioner has finally started receiving his Civil Service pension after Luke Myer MP stepped in to help. The constituent, Paul, had retired in November but entered his third month of retirement without receiving his pension or being told when it would be paid, leaving him relying on savings…
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Cataract surgery secured after Luke steps in
16 March 2026 A Skelton woman facing a 17-week wait for cataract surgery has secured an operation after Luke Myer MP stepped in. Bev contacted Luke after being told her cataract operation had been pushed back. Her deteriorating eyesight was affecting her everyday life and had left her increasingly vulnerable…
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Spring clean blitz for East Cleveland
Streets across East Cleveland are getting a deep clean this spring, as part of a major local effort by the Labour Council, backed by the national Keep Britain Tidy campaign. From mid-March, Streetscene teams are being deployed across East Cleveland towns and villages to carry out intensive cleaning – including…
