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Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission Launched

Yesterday, the Prime Minister launched a national mission to tackle dementia in honour of Dame Barbara Windsor, doubling research funding by 2024 to beat this awful disease.   Up to 40 per cent of dementia cases are potentially preventable, but clinical trials remain under-resourced and c

MP welcomes funding boost for Great Northumberland Forest

Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, has welcomed news from the Government that the Great Northumberland Forest is to receive £720,000 towards tree planting as part of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra) Community Forests and Woodland Creation Partn

MP Welcomes cap to student loan interest rates

Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed, has welcomed news from the Government that Student loan interest rates will be capped at 6.3% from September to help students struggling with the cost of living. Due to global economic pressures, student loan borrowers fac

MP backs calls for Lucy Bronze to receive Freedom of Northumberland

Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed is supporting calls for Lucy Bronze, a key member of England’s victorious UEFA squad, to receive the Freedom of Northumberland. The England right back was born in Berwick and played for Alnwick Town A.F.C.

Staying Safe This Week

This Monday and Tuesday, temperatures are forecast to reach an eyewatering 40°C across the UK. This weather could cause health problems, even in healthy people, leading to potentially serious illness or danger to life. As such, the Government is urging everybody to look out for others

Consultation launch: Highly Protected Marine Areas

Today, Defra launched its consultation on Highly Protected Marine Areas (HMPAs) which are defined as: “Areas of the sea that allow the protection and recovery of marine ecosystems by prohibiting extractive, destructive and depositional uses and allowing only nondamaging levels of other activities t