Category: Skelton West
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Luke wins back £798 for Skelton resident
Luke Myer MP helped secure an £798 back payment for a woman in Skelton after errors in her Universal Credit entitlement left her underpaid for several months. Following detailed checks by Luke’s casework team, the Department for Work and Pensions accepted she had not been receiving the correct rate since…
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Luke Myer MP attends opening of Morgan House Veteran Support Centre in Boosbeck
Luke Myer MP was delighted to join Healthier Heroes CIC, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, Armed Forces Champion David Taylor, and the family of Sam Morgan for the official opening of Morgan House in Boosbeck. The new centre represents a major step forward in providing support and stability for veterans…
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Luke Myer MP welcomes new support for veterans and urges continued action after meeting Veterans Minister
Last month, Luke Myer MP met Louise Sandher-Jones, the new Veterans Minister, to discuss the Veterans Strategy (published this week) and the need to strengthen mental health and wraparound support for veterans in East Cleveland. The meeting followed earlier work with local veterans and the family of Sam Morgan from…
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Luke joins Remembrance services across East Cleveland
Remembrance service at Skinningrove Luke Myer MP joined communities across East Cleveland to mark Remembrance Sunday, attending ceremonies in Skinningrove, Dunsdale, Upleatham, Lingdale and Boosbeck. In Skinningrove, he was joined by Loftus Labour Councillor Linda White as well as Brotton Independent councillors Barry, Graham and Martin. The Lingdale service included…
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Luke settles Skelton street strife
This week, Luke Myer MP helped resolve a long-running housing issue for residents on Windermere Drive in Skelton, after persistent concerns about a neighbouring property. Following Luke’s intervention with the relevant housing bodies, the previous tenant—whose behaviour had caused significant disruption—was moved on, and a new tenant has since settled…
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Skelton Green and Boosbeck secure power line upgrades from Northern Powergrid
On the evening of Friday, 24th October, Luke and residents from Skelton Green and Boosbeck met with Northern Powergrid at Skelton Green Methodist Church Hall to discuss the future of the area’s power infrastructure. The villages have struggled with outdated, dangerous overhead cables for many years. The meeting followed months…
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Luke fixes Skelton fence fiasco
Repairs secured for disabled Skelton residents after months of delays Luke Myer MP has secured long-overdue action for a disabled man in Skelton and his elderly mother after they spent months struggling to get a dangerously deteriorating garden fence repaired. The family had repeatedly been told that the repair had…
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The Boulby Flyer brings Railway200 celebrations to East Cleveland
Luke Myer MP praises Saltburn Railtours for showcasing Teesside’s rail heritage 28th September 2025 Saltburn Railtours marked Railway200 with a special charter train, the Boulby Flyer, which ran on the freight-only Boulby line from Middlesbrough via Saltburn to Boulby. With the kind cooperation of ICL, two trips were offered on…
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£5,300 Pension Credit boost for Boosbeck resident
This week, Luke Myer MP helped secure more than £5,300 in backdated Pension Credit and Cost of Living payments for a pensioner in Boosbeck, after a mandatory reconsideration was left unresolved for over a year. The resident should have been entitled to Pension Credit from mid-2023, but arrears were not…
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New data shows Family Hub success
5 August 2025 A multi-million pound investment in family centres in Redcar & Cleveland overseen by Luke in 2023 has been hailed a success, following new data showing major increases in numbers of parents and children using services. Improvements included refurbishing nine buildings, extending existing support, and creating new services…
