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Newcastle North MP signs up to ‘Grey Pride’ petition
Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, signed up to Anchor Housing’s ‘Grey Pride’ petition today, during a visit to Anchor’s ‘Cranlea’ care home. Cranlea provides residential care for up to 39 older...
View ArticleLocal MP backs campaign against rogue traders
Local MP Catherine McKinnell is backing a new campaign to help protect pensioners from rogue doorstep traders. The “Doorstep Selling Campaign” has been launched by the Office of Fair Trading to help...
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Local MP challenges Ministers on impact of new pension on 1,700 Newcastle women
Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, challenged Work and Pensions Ministers in the Commons this afternoon on the discriminatory impact of the Coalition’s new state pension. Around 430,000 women...
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Tyneside MP demands rethink on impact of new pension on 1,700 Newcastle women
Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, challenged Work and Pensions Ministers in the Commons today (11th March) on the discriminatory impact of the Coalition’s new, single tier, state pension. Around...
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Newcastle MP hears about challenges and opportunities facing older women at...
Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, recently hosted a coffee morning at Westerhope Methodist Church to hear about the key issues facing women in Newcastle as their reach their fifties and beyond....
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Tyneside MP shows she is dementia-friendly
A Tyneside MP has shown she is dementia-friendly by taking steps to understand what it is like to live with the disease. Newcastle North MP Catherine McKinnell and members of her constituency team are...
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Newcastle North MP meets up with Riverside Lodge residents
Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle North, paid a recent visit to Riverside Lodge in Newburn to meet with residents and hear their thoughts about the local area over a cup of tea and slice of cake...
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Tyneside MP joins week-long 100th birthday celebrations
Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, visited Rosewood Villa Residential Home in Throckley earlier this week (7th April) to join in with 100th birthday celebrations for resident, Mrs Peggy...
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Don’t bottle it up this Dementia Awareness Week
Taking part in a Dementia Friends session at the Lemington Centre There are 3,113 good reasons why each and everyone one of us in Newcastle should get involved in Dementia Awareness Week, which runs...
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A room with a view for older people in Newcastle
Accommodation for older people in Newcastle has been given a boost thanks to the launch of Trevelyan Court, a development of high quality flats and bungalows for those with extra care needs. Trevelyan...
View ArticleMP Catherine given guided tour of Callerton Court
Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, has received a guided tour of the Callerton Court retirement housing scheme, following an invitation from location manager, Hazel Blair. Located on the edge of...
View ArticleKeep Me Posted campaign gets MP Catherine’s backing
Keep Me Posted has received a boost from Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, who has backed the campaign to give consumers the right to choose, without disadvantage, how they are contacted by...
View ArticleNewcastle North MP steps up State Pension age campaign
Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, has stepped up her campaign against the way in which the State Pension age has been increased for women born in the early 1950s. Changes introduced by...
View ArticleCatherine slams Government response to pensions debate
Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, has hit out at the Government’s response to a debate in Parliament yesterday (1st February) on increases to women’s State Pension age, describing it as...
View ArticleMP delighted with work of Dementia Care
Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, has praised local charity, Dementia Care, as she visited their Brunswick Village centre which is located within her constituency. She said: ‘I’ve been so...
View ArticleTyneside MP raises Dementia Care concerns in Parliament
Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle North, has raised the concerns of award-winning local organisation, Dementia Care, during a debate held in Parliament today (12th April) on dementia and...
View ArticleCatherine founding member of Parliamentary WASPI group
Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, has today (11th May) joined colleagues from across the House of Commons to form a Parliamentary group on State Pension Inequality. The new cross-party group...
View ArticleCatherine joins forces with North East WASPI women
A feisty group of North East women campaigning about changes to their State Pension age came together this weekend at a coffee morning hosted by the MP for Newcastle North, Catherine McKinnell....
View ArticleNewcastle MP gives support to local care home
Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle North, attended National Care Home Open Day on 17th June at Briardene Care Home on Newbiggin Lane in Westerhope, along with friends, families and members of the...
View ArticleMP Catherine speaks up again for North East WASPIs
Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle North, has spoken up again for North East women hit by unfair increases to their State Pension age, during questions in the House of Commons this afternoon (11th...
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