Category: Culture, Media and Sport
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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…
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Labour gives Guisborough Youth Centre major upgrade
Young people in Guisborough are set to benefit from major improvements to their local youth centre, after Labour government funding helped deliver a boost to youth facilities. Allocated by the council’s Cabinet Member for Children, Labour Councillor Bill Suthers, Guisborough Youth Centre has received a series of upgrades through the…
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Spades in the ground for new Hemlington youth centre
8 May 2026 Work has officially begun on a brand new youth centre in Hemlington, with spades now in the ground on the first new dedicated youth facility in Middlesbrough for more than a decade. Luke Myer MP joined representatives from The Junction, Middlesbrough Mayor Chris Cooke, local councillors Tom…
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Luke visits Scaling Dam Sailing Club
Today (4 May 2026) Luke Myer MP visited Scaling Dam Sailing & Watersports Club to hear directly from volunteers about the benefits and the challenges at one of East Cleveland’s most popular outdoor community facilities. Based at Scaling Dam reservoir in the North Yorkshire Moors, the club provides affordable access…
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No 10 reception for Guisborough Town after historic promotion
24 April – Article from The Northern Echo A football club director has been honoured at Downing Street following the club’s first promotion in more than 40 years. Chris Wood, director of Guisborough Town FC, was invited to a St George’s Day reception at 10 Downing Street by Middlesbrough South…
