The start of a new school year is the beginning of a new chapter in the lives of so many children, students, parents and school staff.  But this school year has begun like no other.

Stoke-on-Trent South's Conservative MP last weekend joined a community litter pick to help clear up local parks.

North Staffordshire MPs have welcomed news that University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is set to receive an additional £4.3m in order to support A&E capacity ahead of the winter months.

I want to start my column this week by thanking some of the emergency service workers who have not received enough recognition over the past few months: the police.

Building work has now begun on the first phase of a brand-new NHS facility in the centre of Longton, which will provide a range of GP, pharmacy and walk-in services when it is completed next year.

Jack has written to Chris Philp MP, the Minister for Immigration Compliance, to raise his constituents' concerns about the amount of people being illegally smuggled across the English Channel.  The full text of the letter can be found here:

Dear Chris,

Since my last column, the country has begun to come out of the Coronavirus lockdown.  Last Saturday saw pubs, cafes and restaurants reopen; a symbolic step forwards, but not the end.  Indeed, there was never going to be a single dramatic moment in which our lives go back to normal.  The reopening

I am aware of a number of campaigns calling for gyms and leisure clubs to reopen.

The government’s furlough scheme has protected 11,000 jobs in Stoke-on-Trent South, and a total of 33,500 across Stoke-on-Trent, according to new figures. 

The House of Commons debated education standards in Stoke-on-Trent this afternoon.