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The number of violent attacks against women and girls is increasing each year, and we need a plan to deal with it. Figures for the...

Sometimes people ask me: “what has fighting poverty got to do with fighting crime?" The truth is, if you live in a deprived area, you are...

I'm proud to be the first Police Commissioner to put fighting the effects of poverty on the same footing as fighting crime. When it comes...

This month the Government published its white paper on levelling up - and it missed opportunity after opportunity to bring real change to...

“FUN without fear” is a new awareness campaign backed by myself and Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland. I love that cities and towns...

This month we heard the shocking but not surprising news that while the UK was in lockdown the Prime Minister was going to parties. I...

On buses and Metros, across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, passengers want a network that is afford and reliable, but they also want it...

FAMILIES across the North East are being pushed to desperation as bills rise and pressure mounts. Earlier this year, it was reported that...

Keir Starmer joined myself and others to see first hand how families in Northumberland suffered the effects of a deadly storm - all while...