Matt Vickers MP makes £20m Levelling Up bid for local area Tuesday, 15 June, 2021 Matt Vickers, MP for Stockton South, announces £20m levelling up bid to build the biggest exhibition centre north of Manchester in Preston Park. Announced by the Government earlier this year, the Levelling Up fund is a pot of £4.8 billion that will be handed out to areas across the UK. Constituencies will draw up bids and submit them to Government. The deadline for the first round of bids is June... Local News
Matt Vickers MP welcomes £3.5 Million to upgrade and refurbish hospitals for North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust 17th December 2020 The Health Secretary has announced that hospital staff, patients and visitors in hospitals which are part of the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust will... Local News
Matt welcomes the news of enhanced community testing in Stockton 13th December 2020 Stockton is one of 67 councils in Tier 3 areas set to benefit from enhanced community testing as part of our Covid Winter Plan. More than 1.6 million rapid... Local News
Brexit, covid and criticism: A turbulent and 'surreal' first year in Westminster with a Teesside MP 27th November 2020 "It was all a bit surreal." Twelve months ago, the UK was in the midst of a once-in-a-generation winter General Election campaign. Politics was in turmoil -... Local News
MP condemns rise in assaults on emergency service workers 27th November 2020 A NORTH-EAST MP has led a debate in Parliament to ensure more protection is given to emergency service workers from assault after a 50 per cent rise in cases... Local News
'It's just wrong': Teesside MPs ask for pay freeze during covid-19 pandemic 27th November 2020 Two MPs on Teesside have asked for their pay to be frozen during the coronavirus pandemic. Matt Vickers and Jacob Young have signed a letter urging the... Local News
Cleveland bolstered by 146 extra police officers 9th November 2020 Cleveland bolstered by 146 extra police officers New statistics show that nearly 6,000 extra officers have been recruited in the first year of the Government’s... Local News
Matt Vickers MP calls on business in Stockon South to sign up to landmark Kickstart employment scheme 2nd September 2020 Matt Vickers has welcomed the Government’s landmark new Kickstart scheme and called on local employers to sign up and help young people into work to mark the... Local News
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Trust to Receive Additional Funding to Upgrade A&E facilities 12th August 2020 North Tees hospital is to receive an extra 3 million to upgrade A&E facilities ahead of winter. Part of £1.5 billion announced by the Prime Minister to upgrade... Local News
Thugs who attack emergency services workers 'shouldn't get away with a slap on the wrist' 5th August 2020 Thugs who attack emergency services staff should face longer sentences and not get away with a slap on the wrist, a Teesside MP says. Matt Vickers, the... Articles
