Labour will negotiate a better deal for farmers

22 February, 2023Allen Valleys, Bywell, Haltwhistle, Hexham Climate Emergency, News, Ponteland & Heddon on the Wall, Work, Economy & Environment

    Speaking to the NFU today the leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer, promised to negotiate a better deal for farmers and farming communities. “It’s been obvious for a long time that the Tories have given up on farmers,” Keir told the conference. “Labour’s approach to trade will be very different – I … Read More

Campaigning locally!

12 February, 2023Campaigns, Haltwhistle, Home page featured, News, Ponteland & Heddon on the Wall, Prudhoe & District

  This weekend we’ve been hard at work out campaigning in Ponteland, Prudhoe and Haltwhistle. We’ve had a great reception from voters. So much dissatisfaction with the Conservatives locally and nationally. There’s a real appetite to see a Labour MP in the Hexham Constituency and a Labour controlled Northumberland County Council. We always need more … Read More

General Election Campaign Launched

28 January, 2023Allen Valleys, Branches, Bywell, Campaigns, Corbridge, Elections, General Election, Haltwhistle, Hexham, Home page featured, News, Ponteland & Heddon on the Wall, Prudhoe & District

    Our General Election campaign to elect a Labour MP in the Hexham Constituency has been launched and is reported on this week in the Hexham Courant. Our Chair John Hanley said: “We (Labour) are getting a very encouraging reception on the doorstep. Many people are very depressed about the current state of politics … Read More

Film Night

23 December, 2022Bywell, Home page featured, News

Film Night at Wylam Institute 20th Jan Felipe Bustos Sierra’s inspirational documentary charts the incredible true story of the Scots who managed to ground half of Chile’s Air Force, from the other side of the world, in the longest single act of solidarity against Pinochet’s brutal dictatorship. Bustos Sierra – himself the Scotland-based son of … Read More

Bywell Labour Party Branch – the Falcon Centre

26 May, 2020ARCHIVE, Branches, Bywell, Featured

The Falcon Centre in Wylam, owned by Northumberland County Council is a repurposed school house, built circa 1930, that is currently used as a library and a museum.  It also runs playgroups and Yoga classes, but it is significantly underused. Over the past two years a number of interested parties have been coming together to … Read More

The Future of Farming and the Environment – Public Meeting

24 October, 2019ARCHIVE, Hexham, News, Parliamentary Candidate

The Future of Farming and the Environment – Public Meeting Bellingham Town Hall  Wednesday 23rd October Thanks to Paul Brannen (former MEP and member of the European Agriculture and Environment Committees) for speaking at the meeting and Penny (our prospective parliamentary candidate) for chairing.  A wide ranging and informed discussion followed Paul Brannen’s presentation on … Read More

Campaigning in Allendale

21 October, 2019Allen Valleys

We had a lovely evening to campaign in Allendale. Some good door step conversations were had and some VoterID information gathered.

A Green New Deal 

25 September, 2019Hexham, Home page featured, News, Parliamentary Candidate

It’s OFFICIAL – The Labour Party has backed a socialist, transformative Green New Deal with decarbonisation by 2030. The Hexham Constituency Labour Party voted and agreed to send the Green New Deal motion to the Labour Conference and I’m so proud this was passed at Conference today.  More here … https://www.labourgnd.uk Penny Grennan  –  The … Read More