Category: Culture, Media and Sport
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Luke supports landmark film festival celebrating BAFTA milestone
This week (17-20 September 2026) Luke Myer MP and his wife Beth visited Women X Film Festival, a popular Tees Valley event they have supported for a number of years. This year’s festival is a landmark one, with Women X now BAFTA-qualifying for British Short Film as it continues to…
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Two new youth hubs coming to Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland
15 September 2026 Thousands of young people across both Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland will benefit from new support after both areas were chosen for a Young Futures Hub by the Labour Government. The hubs will bring together youth workers, mental health support, skills and training, employment opportunities and crime…
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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 backs local Scouts at Raven Gill fun day
13 September 2026 Luke Myer MP joined Cleveland County Scouts at Raven Gill Campsite this weekend, meeting young people and volunteers from groups across East Cleveland. The event brought together Scouts from across the East Cleveland Scout District, including groups from Loftus, Guisborough and Nunthorpe, with Luke spending time with…
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Luke joins families at new Southlands as East Middlesbrough investment gathers pace
14 August 2026 Luke Myer MP joined families, community groups and Middlesbrough FC Foundation this week as the doors of the new Southlands Community and Sports Hub were opened to local residents for a packed summer football festival. The free Utilita Football Festival brought families together for an afternoon of…
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Guisborough celebrates Yorkshire Day in style
Guisborough town centre was packed with visitors yesterday (2 August 2026) as residents, businesses and community groups came together for a major Yorkshire Day celebration. The event, organised by Chaloner Street Market and Guisborough Town Council, featured more than 40 stalls alongside family entertainment, exhibitions, rides, games and refreshments. Activities…
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New Hemlington youth centre taking shape
Luke Myer MP visited the construction site of Hemlington’s new Junction youth centre this week, alongside Cllr Tom Mohan and Cllr Nicky Walker. The new purpose-built facility, off Cass House Road, is being delivered by The Junction Foundation with support from the Government’s Youth Investment Fund. It will give young…
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Luke drops into Guisborough Walkway Café to see Government-backed improvements
28 June 2026 As temperatures soared this week, Luke Myer MP called into the newly reopened Guisborough Forest & Walkway Visitor Centre for a quick ice cream and to see first-hand the improvements made to one of the area’s most popular outdoor destinations. Luke took the opportunity to check out…
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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…
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Luke takes Teesside Museums directly to Minister
Today (Tuesday 9 June), Luke Myer MP met Culture Minister Baroness Fiona Twycross to make the case for Teesside’s museums and cultural institutions. The meeting followed Luke’s recent Parliament speech on museums, where he praised the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum in Marton, and Land of Iron in Skinningrove. In the…
