What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Diplomatic relations between countries can be a bit complicated. That has certainly been the case recently arising from two things the American President has said. The first has been his attempt to ‘buy’ Greenland and saying that he would put tariffs on those countries that didn’t agree with him, including
In my column a couple of months ago, I wrote about the impact of the Troubles on Northern Ireland and the legislation that I have been working on to try and find a way forward. Earlier this week, that Bill took a major step forward in the House of Commons.
We have all cheered on our Olympic Gold Medal rowers like Sir Steve Redgrave and Katherine Grainger – it’s a sport we are really quite good at – but did you know that there’s a rowing club in South Leeds that is both encouraging beginners to try out and aiming
I recently visited the Leeds South and East Foodbank in Millshaw. Through a number of sites in south Leeds, its help is in great demand. Indeed, three of their five busiest sites are at Belle Isle, St Phillips and Hunslet. Last year the foodbank supported over 14,000 people with food
I’ve been getting a few emails recently from constituents expressing opposition to the Online Safety Act. This is a new piece of legislation, which I support, designed to protect children in particular from harmful online content, and the requirement to prove your age to get access to certain sites has
It’s been quite a summer so far. On 12 June, the Environment Agency announced a drought for the Yorkshire region following the driest spring in 132 years, and the past month has been exceptionally warm across the UK, with some areas experiencing their hottest June on record. Who now argues
It has been a quite a month for the United Kingdom when it comes to trade agreements with other countries. First were the deals the Government reached with India and the USA which will open up new opportunities for our exporters. In the case of India, their tariffs on Scotch
First things first. Many many congratulations to Leeds United on gaining promotion to the Premiership. It’s where the club belongs, it’s great news for our city and let us all hope this will be the start of a new era of success in the top flight. The Holbeck Viaduct Project
Imagine you are starting out as a young scientific researcher. You have an idea and want to test it in a laboratory, but you don’t have one. What can you do? Step forward a new company based in Holbeck called QuickLabs which has been created to solve this problem by
I paid a very interesting visit to the Liver Unit at St James’s Hospital recently alongside my Parliamentary colleagues Richard Burgon and Fabian Hamilton. The transplant unit in Leeds does about 140 liver transplants a year and we met on Zoom one of the beneficiaries who told us how her