Lobley Hill and Bensham Labour Party

02/09/2026

28/08/2026

Do you use the X32 bus service? If so I'm keen to hear your views on how to improve it.

I've spoken to lots of local residents about issues with the service; it doesn't run to schedule, nor on an evening and Sunday in Lobley Hill.

Please fill in this quick survey to help us understand what needs to change. survey.labour.org.uk/x32

Let me know what would make it better and I'll work with Mark Ferguson MP to push for change.

20/08/2026

Good luck to all the students receiving their GCSE or BTEC results in Gateshead and Whickham today.

Whether your next step is college, sixth form or an apprenticeship, there are opportunities ahead of you.

Whatever you choose, keep working hard and make the most of them.

20/08/2026

Congratulations on your results from everyone at the Lobley Hill and Bensham Labour Party!

19/08/2026

They may not be waving pitchforks and flaming torches, but Primrose residents deserve answers on the sudden departure of Cllr Alex Barr, argues Gazette Editor Richard Ord.

18/08/2026

Huge thank you to Shinu Yohannan
You took the leap for Gateshead Foodbank and raised an amazing £1440 👏
This will make a real difference to local people accessing the food bank. Every pound raised helps us to provide emergency food and support, to those people struggling in Gateshead.
We are incredibly greatful 🙏

06/08/2026

04/08/2026

Two weeks ago today, I admitted that politics has not been working for you and that we all need to raise our game.

I meant it.

So here's just some of what we've announced in the first fortnight:

✅ New national drive to end rough sleeping
✅ Tax cut on energy bills
✅ £2 cap on bus fares in England
✅ Record numbers of NCA officers deployed to tackle gangs behind small boat crossings
✅ 20% cut in business rates for thousands of pubs, clubs, and music venues
✅ Number 10 North, driving power out of Westminster and into every postcode across the country
✅ 14-year-olds will have early access to technical education, skills training and connections with employers
✅ Plan to fix our broken social care system
✅ Investment in our nuclear deterrent, supporting 22,000 apprenticeships
✅ Local mayors will get a share of income tax

This is just the start. I know a fortnight does not fix a country.

But I said I would do things differently, and I am.

31/07/2026