Matt visits new £450 million Amazon fulfilment centre Stockton Wednesday, 8 May, 2024 Amazon UK invited Matt to visit their new, £450m fulfilment centre in Stockton, which will be Amazon’s fourth in the North East of England, taking its total workforce in the region to 6,000. The 464,000 sq ft fulfilment centre launched with up to 1,000 employees when it began handling customer orders in October 2023, growing to 2,000 people. With a wide range of roles from engineers to HR and IT... Local News
Matt Vickers MP welcomes government funding to help older and disabled people live independently 5th September 2023 Matt Vickers MP has welcomed the announcement that Stockton-on-Tees will receive £157,474 in government funding to help older people and those with disabilities... Local News
Stockton Council criticised for excessive spending on management 16th August 2023 Stockton’s Labour Council have announced plans to recruit another ‘Director’ despite already coming under criticism for employing too many people on £100,000+... Local News
Matt Vickers encourages war widows to check if they could be eligible for new government payment available later this year 14th July 2023 A lump sum payment of £87,500 is to be made available to war widows in recognition of those who forfeited their pensions prior to 2015. Widows of serving... Local News
Matt Vickers encourages residents to participate in public consultation on ticket offices at local railway stations 12th July 2023 Matt Vickers MP has urged residents to have their say over the future of our local railway stations. Ticket Offices at Thornaby and Eaglescliffe stations are... Local News
Matt Vickers leads calls for tougher measures against off-road bikes 11th July 2023 Matt Vickers leads a Westminster Hall debate calling for tougher measures to tackle off-road bikes on Tuesday 11 July. There have been growing reports of young... Speeches in Parliament
Matt Vickers welcomes £4.4 million funding for cutting-edge technology to support clinical research in the North East 10th July 2023 Patients across the North East are set to benefit from more than £4.4 million awarded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to pay for... Local News
Matt Vickers to lead call to save red-listed birds 10th July 2023 Matt Vickers MP will lead a petitions committee debate on Monday 10 July, as a result of a petition to enforce all new builds to include swift bricks receiving... Speeches in Parliament
The North East sees the largest increase in the employment rate as the Conservatives mark four million more people in work since Labour left office 7th July 2023 New figures show there are four million more people in work since the Conservatives came to power in 2010, helping to grow the economy. The Office of National... Local News
Parkfield and Oxbridge chosen for Clear Hold Build (CHB) Pilot 7th July 2023 An area of Stockton has been chosen for the Home Office’s ‘Clear, Hold, Build’ Pilot under Cleveland Police Force. Clear, Hold, Build is a method used to tackle... Local News