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AS Covid-19 spreads across the country, many people will struggle to maintain social connections, therefore a new scheme has been created in a bid to combat...

MATT Vickers, the newly-elected Stockton South MP, has spoken of his pride and honour in representing his town in Parliament. Mr Vickers, after twice being...

Stockton South Conservative MP Matt Vickers writes for The Northern Echo. Recently I visited Job Centres in Thornaby and Stockton to hear about the work they’re...

First things first, I welcome you to this my new column in The Northern Echo. I am the new MP for Stockton South, I was born at North Tees Hospital, the son of...

Stockton’s new MP has welcomed a move to send a crack team to turn round a struggling local school. After meeting Lord Agnew, (Parliamentary Under Secretary of...

Boris Johnson kicked off the 2019 general election campaign with a cup of tea in Eaglescliffe. The Prime Minister and Conservative candidate for Stockton South...

A Government minister has praised the work of a Stockton organisation promoting safer communities across the Tees Valley. Justice Minister Wendy Morton MP...

An end to Yarm’s car parking and congestion woes could be on the horizon. For years the issue of car parking in Yarm has caused a headache, and in January...

For years concerns have been raised about the safety of those walking along the A67 from Kirklevington to Yarm, in particular children on their way to school...