Joan thinks...

Keeping constituents informed about important issues in parliament and in the constituency is a priority.  Below are a selection of news and articles to keep you up to date:

July 2008:	!Attention! Chell Health Residents
June 2008:	Celebrating 60 years of the NHS - let me know your experience of the NHS
June 2008:	I want to know the issues important to you - fill in my survey
June 2008:	Joan’s delight at cycling success
June 2008:	COOP campaign - peoples rail
June 2008:	Cycle track at Burnwood Primary School
June 2008:	Press release - Joan pledges support for Credit Union
June 2008:	Call for fair pay and improved conditions for workers
June 2008:	Bankeyfields Community web site
May 2008:	Joan wins fight for unemployed on the 16 hour rule
May 2008:	Sports Secretary supports Port Vale FC's 5,000 scheme
May 2008:	Credit Union
May 2008:	Success! Change in Government policy on Red Ash
May 2008:	Press release - Beat the Cold
May 2008:	Haywood Hospital
May 2008:	Press release - Smallthorne roundabout
May 2008:	Dimensions Splash Pool Update1
May 2008:	Two-Tier Workforce
April 2008:	Biggest payout for Housing Market Renew goes to North Staffordshire
April 2008:	Update from Joan - April
April 2008:	10p Tax Rate & Workers Memorial Day
April 2008:	Finance Bill and the late Gwyneth Dunwoody MP
April 2008:	Climate Change and the Constituency
April 2008:	Pension Convention & Post Office Closures
April 2008:	Port Vale and the Community
April 2008:	Dimensions Splash Pool
April 2008:	Post Office Closures
April 2008:	Support a community football club
March 2008:	Fegg Hayes Post Office
March 2008:	The School Tree Nursery programme and Burnwood Primary School
March 2008:	Update from Joan - May
March 2008:	The Budget
March 2008:	Haywood Hospital - a new era
February 2008:	Enterprise and Vale
February 2008:	Debate on the Treaty of Lisbon:-  1  2  3
February 2008:	Supporting People Fund grant formula for housing need in Stoke
February 2008:	Joan  on the Government’s strategy for drug treatment in North Staffs
February 2008:	Bills in Parliament 2008
January 2008:	The Treaty of Lisbon
January 2008	Joan questions the Minister on the shortage of council housing in Stoke-on-Trent
January 2008:	Showcasing Young Talent
December 2007:	Building Schools for the Future? update
December 2007:	Apprenticeships come to Burslem
December 2007:	From Burslem to Bangladesh
December 2007:	Apprenticeships come to Burslem
November 2007:	Queen's Speech: What it means for you
November 2007:	Bringing Business to Regeneration
October 2007:	Pre Budget Report: What it means for you
October 2007:	Making work: Jobs in Stoke-on-Trent North
October 2007:	Talking Rubbish
Summer 2007:	Joan's in Depth Look at Our Education
June 2007:	Important Days for the Environment
July 2007:	Joan supporting Carers Week
July 2007:	Tennis in Endon
July 2007:	Taking action in Parliament for those with dementia
May 2007:	Bringing Life to our Waterways
May 2007:	Changing times for Government
April 2007:	Improving Road Safety
April 2007:	A world class Fire Service
March 2007:	Legal timber: Seeing the Wood for the Trees
March 2007:	Fair Rights for Agency Workers
March 2007:	Housing North Staffordshire
February 2007:	Joan Looks at Local and Global Sustainability
February 2007:	The House of Lords is Changing
February 2007:	Economic Development in North Staffs
January 2007:	Getting Fair Pay for a Fair Job
January 2007:	Finding Affordable and Sustainable Housing
December 2006:	The View From Outside: A Scientist's Visit to Parliament
November 2006:	Joan's Fight for the Local Health Service
November 2006:	Getting it Right at University
November 2006:	The Queens Speech: A Fresh Start
November 2006:	The Right Police for North Staffordshire
October 2006:	Iraq Comes Closer to Home
October 2006:	Joan's Call for Help for Local Post Offices
October 2006:	It's all to Vote For: A Guide to Parliamentary Procedure
Summer 2006:	Joan's in depth look at the energy issues that we face
July 2006:	Making Poverty History
July 2006:	Joan's call to get on Your Bike
June 2006:	Joan's call for Sustainability in Regional Development
June 2006:	Joan's call to for Youth in Community
May 2006:	Joan Welcomes Neighbourhood Policing
May 2006:	Pension Progress
May 2006:	Bringing Health to the Hospital Books
May 2006:	Success for Health Democracy
April 2006:	Joan Leads the Calls for Fair Elderly Care
April 2006:	Joan is Furthering Education in Stoke-on-Trent North
April 2006:	Stock Check on Climate Change
March 2006:	Making Education Work in N Staffs
March 2006:	Changes at the University Hospital
March 2006:	The Chancellor's Budget
March 2006:	Fair Trade fortnight comes to N Staffs
February 2006:	Open your eyes to sight loss
February 2006:	Considering incapacity benefit
February 2006:	A fair deal for Alzheimers
February 2006:	Smoking ban a start for healthy living
January 2006:	Sustainable Communities on the Horizon
January 2006:	Helping to Find your work-life balance in 2006
January 2006:	Joan supports the work of the WRVS
November 2005:	Local Anti Social Behaviour is Being Tackled
November 2005:	Joan Welcomes New Laws For Our Local Environment
November 2005:	Joan Welcomes Increased Pace for New Medicines
November 2005:	Joan Welcomes Trade Justice Lobby to Parliament
November 2005:	Joan Calls for Power for the People
November 2005:	Joan Calls On PM to Take Action on Coal Health Claims
November 2005:	A Piece of North Staffs in Downing St.
October 2005:	North Staffs Leads Cancer Campaign
October 2005:	Joan Proposes Energy Action Plan
October 2005:	Getting There - N Staffs transport moves forward
October 2005:	Canal at the heart of Burslem
October 2005:	Joan Opens New Bradeley Pitches
October 2005:	Hope for Herceptin
October 2005:	Joan Flies the Flag for Enterprise in N Staffs
October 2005:	Joan Wins Recognition for Stoke-on-Trent Exam Success
September 2005:	Reducing Public Health Equalities in Our Area
September 2005:	Rights for Agency Workers
September 2005:	Joan Applauds National Champions
September 2005:	Joan Calls for Fresh Start to Pension Negotiations
September 2005:	Party Conference Update: No More Loose Change
August 2005:	A Visit to Shotfields to Support Youth Football
August 2005:	A Rejuvenated Chatterley Whitfield Comes Closer to Reality
July 2005:	G8 achievements are down to our local actions
July 2005:	A Sustainable World in the Face of Terrorism
July 2005:	Port Vale Open Day
June 2005:	Natural England Offers New Options for Urban and Rural Areas
June 2005:	St Margaret Ward Arts College takes centre stage at DFES
June 2005:	Carers Week is a Long Awaited Celebration
June 2005:	Joan Questions the PM on Climate Change
June 2005:	Joan calls for a level playing field for ceramics
May 2005:	General Election Results 2005
May 2005:	'Election gives the go-ahead'

     

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