Jonathan Reynolds

I went along to the Tameside Council AGM on Tuesday night. I always try and make it home from Parliament for the Mayor Making ceremony and AGM, where possible. For the first time the Council is u...

Whit Friday is one of the highlights of the year in Tameside, and I’m really looking forward to this Friday’s brass band contests across our area. It’s a fantastic tradition, bringing bands, commu...

Thank you to Lesley and Luke for the kind invitation to Hattersley Projects last Friday. It’s fantastic to see the progress that has been made over the past few years, with the site now supporting...

Good to meet last week with Neil Frackelton from Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit, Ros Holland from the Boaz Trust, and constituent Tamirat Tsega in my Hyde constituency office. This was a ...

Great to join Andy Burnham this morning for the launch of his campaign in the Makerfield by-election. As Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy has a strong record of delivery: 🚌 bringing buses back ...

Nine years ago today, Manchester was changed forever. Twenty-two people went out to enjoy a concert and never came home, while many others were left with physical and emotional scars that remain to...

Great to be back at Stalybridge Station last week to meet with TransPennine Route Upgrade, TransPennine Express and Northern colleagues to discuss the latest progress on TRU and future plans for ou...

Great to visit the newly refurbished Busy Bees nursery in Hyde and meet the fantastic team led by Karen MacKay MBE. Busy Bees are doing brilliant work locally - not just providing high-quality chi...

Great to visit Hyde Central Methodist Church recently to keep my pledge to donate blood on behalf of Maisie Moo's Mission with the fantastic NHS Blood and Transplant team. This was something I com...

1 Hour until poll stations close! I’ve been out and about today and visited all our wards and their fantastic candidates. Today’s elections are not over yet, there’s still 1 hour until the poll...

Cutting out sugar, sweets and processed food from school meals? 3 in 4 parents told us they have concerns about their child’s nutrition, 8 in 10 think school dinners need improving in some way. Th...

Women from across the UK have said for years that the system doesn’t work for them and the evidence backs that up. More than 8 in 10 women say they haven’t been properly listened to. Conditions...

Good news for British industry and good jobs 👇 At a time of global uncertainty, the government is taking firm action to back British manufacturing and protect jobs. The new British Industrial Com...

Great to be at Birch Lea Park in Hattersley with Labour’s Deputy Leader Lucy Powell MP and the Deputy Leader of Tameside Council, Andrew McLaren. It was heartening to hear about how residents are f...

🌟 Landmark Upgrades to Workers’ Rights and Pay 🌟 This week marks a huge step forward for working people across the country and here in our community as major new rights and wage increases come int...

The SEND system needs change. [LINKS BELOW] It has failed to keep up, resulting in big barriers keeping support from children who need it. We want to transform that system, to one where support i...

Really enjoyed taking part in Aaron Garner’s walk‑and‑talk podcast in Cheetham’s Park, Stalybridge last week. We reflected on wellbeing, emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and the press...

It was good to welcome the Roads Minister Simon Lightwood MP to Mottram this week to see the progress being made on the bypass. He’s not the first Roads Minister to come to Longdendale in the last ...

It was good to welcome the Roads Minister Simon Lightwood MP to Mottram this week to see the progress being made on the bypass. He’s not the first Roads Minister to come to Longdendale in the last ...

I met with Matt Scott‑Campbell from the Moors for the Future Partnership today to discuss the major new investment coming to our local peatlands, including the moors above Stalybridge, Mossley, and...