It was good to drop into the North East Lincolnshire Armed Forces Community Health Fair yesterday at Grimsby Town Hall. Well done to everyone involved, it was really interesting to hear how you are supporting local residents.

Words into action in Grimsby - I'm pleased to see more being done to tackle dodgy vape shops selling illicit goods on our high street and I will keep pressing Government on this issue. [Source: BBC News]

My casework team and I work hard year-round to support local residents across Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes. Here are some wins this week. Have an issue? Let me know at melanieonn.org.uk/tell-melanie/

🚨 Starting Monday🚨 A new community-led service is launching in the East Marsh to provide residents with free, face-to-face advice and personalised support to help them through tough times. ymca-humber.com/news-updates/n….

Last week, Reform UK launched a campaign against so-called energy “eyesores”. Yet their Mayor wants to cover Lincolnshire with fracking rigs. This isn’t about land or eyesores. It’s about repeating the line that their millionaire donors tell them to say. It needs calling out.

I visited The Canopy in Grant Thorold Park for lunch between meetings last week. It's great to support local spots like this. They’re open daily except Tuesday (10:00AM–2:30PM) all summer.

£100m border security boost, offering practical solutions not gimmicks. This includes a pilot “one-in, one-out” deal with France – for the first time, migrants arriving illegally on small boats will be returned to France. gov.uk/government/new…

The MS Society have launched a free children’s book and soft toy of a friendly nerve cell called Tingo to help families talk about MS. This is a fantastic initiative and one I am delighted to promote. Residents can find out more and order yours here: mssociety.org.uk/tingo

Apply for a free defibrillator via British Heart Foundation’s Community Defibrillator Funding Programme and help save lives in Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes. Open to non-profit, local groups, places of worship, councils and more LINK: bit.ly/4ksaBjy

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Since my election, I've visited well over 100 local schools, small business, industry sites and community groups. You can find out more about where I've been and invite me to your group at melanieonn.org.uk

Yesterday, I joined Humberside Police and NELC Trading Standards on a day of action around Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes. The day included a raid on a drugs house, and visits to a number of dodgy vape shops on Freeman Street.

👏 Delighted to see a new paid internship scheme exclusively for working-class students in the Civil Service starting in 2026. Talent exists everywhere — opportunities should too. gov.uk/government/new…

I am shocked - shocked! - to discover the entire “exodus” story was nothing more than lobbying on behalf of the mega-rich. Wealth tax now!

Well this is a bit exciting, isn't it!! Grimsby Town F.C. will welcome Manchester United to Blundell Park in just a few weeks time! The last time we welcomed them to Cleethorpes in a cup tie was the 1931 FA Cup, where the Mariners won 1-0. Let's hope we can repeat that result!

See *some* unions (pains me to say it) letting their members down in unforgivable ways but she’s not one of them. Members at the heart of what she does every day.

If only the tories hadn't closed all the migrant centres put them in hotels, defected to reform, then convinced gullible people it was Labour's idea.

The civil service will launch a Civil Service apprenticeship programme today in a bid to hire more working-class Brits into government. lbc.co.uk/article/govern…

Empty homes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the housing shortage? bbc.in/4fK9wTx