Regular updates from Matt Wilson, Labour councillor in the Preston ward of North Shields
On Thursday evening I was at the bimonthly meeting of the full council to debate a range of important issues. You can see the video here and get the documents here. As I always try to do, I took the opportunity to argue for greater resources being sought to support the economic prosperity of ourContinue reading “Investing in North Shields and Wallsend.”
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We’ve all been stunned this week by the sudden passing of our beloved Queen, Elizabeth II. Each of us will remember her in our own unique way. I was in a council meeting on Thursday evening. There was, as you might imagine, a strange atmosphere. We had begun the meeting in the knowledge that hundredsContinue reading “Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II”
It’s great to see the completion of the council’s regeneration of Northumberland Square in North Shields town centre. The new-look square re-opened just in time for the August bank holiday weekend, with the first event being held on Monday. Hundreds of local people enjoyed a range of musical acts and stalls as part of theContinue reading “New-look Northumberland Square opens”
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