Moorlands MP, Karen Bradley was pleased to speak to local residents this week on Moorlands Radio. Karen was asked about Dominic Cummings, the news that the bid to reopen the railway between Leek and Stoke has cleared the first hurdle as well as the launch of the Test and Trace system.  

I would like to thank the many many people who have written to me about Mr Cummings and his actions and I want to assure you that I have every sympathy with you and your views. 

The theme of last week’s Mental Health Awareness Week was “kindness” and here in the Moorlands, I have been struck by the many, extraordinary acts of kindness that local residents have been telling me about.

Staffordshire to benefit from £1,832,000 emergency active travel grant for fast-track plans for new walking and cycling lanes.

Communities and businesses across Staffordshire have benefited from £474 million in government funding since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, helping to support some of the most vulnerable people, alongside the sectors that have been hardest hit.

North Staffordshire’s MPs and local authority leaders today welcomed the news that their bid to reopen the railway between Leek and Stoke has cleared the first hurdle.

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health and this year, the theme is kindness. 

Companies in Staffordshire Moorlands can now apply for a convertible loan of between £125,000 and £5 million, to support continued growth and innovation in sectors as diverse as technology, life sciences and the creative industries.

Moorlands MP, Karen Bradley has received many emails from constituents asking about children in the three tier system returning to school and submitted a written question to the Department for Education.

Thank you to everyone who took part in my NHS/Carers/Keyworkers Poster competition.