I was pleased to line up alongside a team of fellow MP’s during Labour Party Conference week to raise awareness and £15,000 funds for people with Cystic Fibrosis.   

I visited Jarrow Bowling Club to celebrate the club’s recent national achievements.  I was there to meet with mother & son John & Doreen Lawton, both members at the club, who have become the English Bowls Federation Mixed Pairs Outdoor Champions.

I was delighted to officially start this year’s annual Tyne Tunnel 2K International Wheelchair Race.

This summer produced another fantastic set of GCSE and A-Level results in South Tyneside.  Well done to all students in our area who have worked so hard to reach such outstanding levels of achievement this year. At A-Level, South Tyneside students achieved a strong set of results, with a pass rate of 97% at grades A-E. At GCSE level, schools in South Tyneside have reported results that are 11.8 per cent above the national average with 78.9 per cent of students gaining five good A* - C passes at GCSE level.  It has taken a great deal of effort and dedication, and I for one would like to offer my congratulations.