From the Financial Times 13.09.19 Boris Johnson to hand powers over railway budgets and timetables to metro mayors Jim Pickard in London, Andy Bounds in Southport and Chris Tighe in Newcastle Elected mayors in the north of England are to be given London-style powers over their railway budgets and timetables in a step forward for … Read More
Transport
Occupy every single space with your politics!
The Durham Miner’s Gala is always an important event in the labour movement’s calendar. Its been good in recent years to hear the Labour Leader talking live and speaking to you along with your comrades up here in the once industrial and often ignored North of England. But its not just the shared space of … Read More
Young Labour’s public transport street stall
Joseph White reports on: Young Labour’s public transport street stall On the whole the response to our recent Hexham Saturday street stall on public transport was positive and supportive. We mainly spoke to people about local transport issues, such as the lack of bus services in rural and isolated communities in the Tyne Valley. In … Read More
Labour’s National Campaign Day
Hexham CLP were out in force for Labour’s Campaign Day on Saturday November 3rd. In Haydon Bridge seven people and a very large fluffy black dog turned up, set up a stall creating high Labour visibility with placards, banners and balloons. Wearing their team t-shirts they distributed leaflets, signed up supporters and listened to folks on the streets. … Read More
Revolt against poor, privatised bus services! Frankie Langeland in The Guardian
Why I’m starting a revolt against poor, privatised bus services in Bristol by Frankie Langeland A poll conducted by We Own It found that 44% of UK adults are in favour of public ownership of buses. Yet in 2016, the Conservative government brought in the bus services bill, which banned local councils from starting new … Read More
The story of Granby Street
Empowering people to make decisions that significantly effect there local communities, it’s a mind shift, but it’s Labour’s plan. The story of Liverpool’s Granby Street is inspiring and a good example of a community creating a world they want to live in by creating better homes, facilities and resources with a positive impact on health and … Read More
Labour’s local transport campaign
Hexham is a vast rural constituency where transport is essential to people’s well being. However the current government has failed to deliver an adequate transport system. Passengers are paying higher fares to travel on overcrowded and unreliable services. In many rural areas no service exists at all. Labour is committed to re-regulating buses to meet … Read More
Labour’s transport campaign day
Across the country rail services are in meltdown and the Tories are failing to stand up for millions of passengers. On Monday 3 September we held a National Campaign Day announcing our plans to put passengers before profits by bringing the railways back into public ownership. Labour was a very visible presence at many railway stations in the … Read More
Keep the guard on the train – strikes on Northern Rail
RMT members have been taking strike action for several months and these continue up to Xmas 2018. The action has been called as part of the fight to keep guards on trains and the issue of rail safety. The union wants talks with management. Strikes are inconvenient for passengers but nothing compared to the safety issues that … Read More
Bus service for Sandhoe and Stagshaw required
Sandhoe resident Marcie, a member of Hexham Constituency Labour Party youth network, is concerned about public transport where she lives. Sandhoe and Stagshaw – villages between Hexham and Corbridge, to the north of the A69 – are not currently on a bus route. This causes major mobility problems for young and old alike. Income as well as age is an important factor … Read More
Cut to rail services for Northumberland considered
Department for Transport consider cutting rail services to Northumberland – rail services to Morpeth, Alnmouth and Berwick-upon-Tweed could be cut. Read the full story by clicking on the Newcastle Evening Chronicle on the link below https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/department-transport-consider-cutting-rail-14929007