This is a very special Remembrance week, and people across our area are marking it in a way worthy of the centenary anniversary of the end of the First World War.

Our high streets lie at the heart of local life and support millions of jobs. I visited Julie Craig, owner of the fantastic Cafe Creations in Skelton-in-Cleveland, to talk about how Conservatives one-third cut in business rates will help local shops and cafes.

There are just 2 weeks left to enter my 2018 Christmas Card Competition! Now that it's November, we can legitimately start planning

One of the best announcements this week is the two thousand million pounds for mental health, with a specific focus on our schools.

There's hugely welcome news for our area in the Budget today - most importantly that the Chancellor has pledged £14 million to prepare specific sites for two major new metals projects to move into the Mayoral Development Corporation site at Redcar.

In last year's Budget, the Government announced a new railcard to give 4.5 million young people one-third off their rail fares. On top of the existing railcard for 18-25 year olds, there is now a dedicated railcard for 26-30 year olds too.

Next month Universal Credit will go live in Redcar and Cleveland, following the switch that's taken place in Middlesbrough this month.

Many of you have written to me to protest about the shameful witch hunt of too many of our veterans who served in Northern Ireland. Former soldiers, many of them elderly, are having their lives turned upside down by the threat of prosecution.

There’s a lot of talk about Universal Credit at the moment. I’ve been to meet the team at the Loftus Job Centre to hear direct from the team there including Sindy, Carol and Lee.

Yesterday I was invited to speak at the launch of a new report by Policy Exchange on how Hydrogen could be used as the clean fuel of the future.

As the report explains, Teesside offers one of the best opportunities for a successful hydrogen production hub.