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Helen speaks on cuts to BBC Radio Tees
In her new role as the Shadow spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport Helen has given her perspective on cuts to BBC Local Radio, and has raised the issue of BBC cuts in County Durham with BBC Director General Mark Thompson.
Helen challenges Government over local BBC Radio cuts
Helen joined 50 Members of Parliament to express her concern about the cuts to BBC local radio that BBC Management are currently proposing, and asked the BBC trust to think again. MPs, especially from the Northern and Western regions pointed out that their stations were suffering particularly large cuts. Helen noted that in the North [...]
Helen discusses UK educational achievement in Ukraine
During her recent visit to Kiev, Helen was welcomed to the Ukrainian Ministry of Education to discuss how the UK and the Ukraine can co-operate to provide better education for young people in both countries. During the meeting, Helen praised the British education system for its recent successes through early intervention programmes such as SureStart. [...]
Helen joins the Culture, Media and Sport Team
Helen has been appointed as the Labour Party’s Shadow Spokesperson on Media following the Party’s reshuffle earlier this month. In her new role, Helen will be responsible for: •The BBC and the licence fee •Telecoms and Broadband •The Digital television switchover •Media regulation and reform •Accountability and Transparency Helen’s former post at Prisons and Probation [...]
Surgery Postponed
The Surgery advertised for Friday 1st July has been postponed to Friday 8th July, still 5pm – 6pm and will take place in my office on Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland. If you have any urgent issues and would like to speak to Helen’s caseworker in the meantime then please do not hesitate to telephone [...]
