Free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand were trumpeted by the Conservative Government and the then PM Boris Johnson as victories for post-Brexit Britain. These trade deals came into force a couple of days ago with our current PM Rishi Sunak saying that: ‘These landmark deals squarely deliver on my priorities to drive economic … Read More
The Tories’ 13 years in power have seen bus services across the country suffer. In Northumberland alone it has been calculated that over 3 million miles of bus journeys have been lost since 2016 in a sustained decline. In a betrayal of the government’s ‘levelling up promises’ almost one in ten of Britain’s rural bus … Read More
The Prudhoe and District Branch of the Labour party, along with support from the rest of Hexham CLP were out listening to the concerns of residents in Prudhoe today. Angie Scott, County Councillor for Prudhoe North and our Town Councillors were out hearing resident’s concerns and they also ran a street stall in The Glade. … Read More
In October 2021, Guy Opperman and most of his Conservative colleagues voted against an amendment to the environment bill that would have placed a legal duty on water companies not to pump waste into rivers. Not all his colleagues agreed. 22 Conservatives had the strength of character to vote for the amendment. The Environment Agency … Read More
The Eurovision final isn’t the only exciting thing happening this Saturday 13th May! Labour Party members from Prudhoe branch and from all over Hexham constituency area will come together for a day of action, and special guests! ‘Super Saturday’ will see members knock on hundreds of doors in Prudhoe North and Prudhoe South, and take … Read More
The Local Government and Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) are undertaking a review of the number of councillors, electoral divisions and division names for Northumberland County Council. You can explore the proposals for the new divisions on the LGBCE website. There are changes proposed for a number of areas in Hexham Constituency. The public consultation … Read More
Angela Rayner, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party has pledged to scrap zero-hours contracts if the party wins the next General Election. According to Statista there are over a million workers in the UK on zero-hours contracts. This is a fourfold increase since 2010 when the Conservatives came to power and includes 47,000 workers in … Read More
The way we vote has changed, so make sure you Don’t Lose your Vote! Elections are coming and in some parts of our region local elections are only a few weeks away. Many people don’t know that you can’t simply turn up to vote anymore. Starting in May 2023 everyone will need to provide photo … Read More
There isn’t a local election happening in the Hexham Constituency this May but our neighbours in Newcastle West are going to the polls on 4th May. We’ve been lending a hand to our friends just over the constituency boundary and over the weekend, members of the Hexham Constituency Labour Party joined Lemington Labour Party candidate … Read More
With a General Election on the horizon political strategists are eyeing the North of England as one of the key battlegrounds that will determine the shape and size of the next Labour government and its majority. Labour came within a whisker of winning Hexham in 1997 but since then the seat has been seen unwinnable, … Read More
Research by the Top of the Poops shows that our rivers were polluted with sewage on 431,850 separate occasions in 2021. These sewage discharges into the rivers we love lasted a staggering 3.2 million hours! The Hexham Constituency saw 2864 discharges into our rivers. These lasted 22,670 hours with 95 different locations polluted by water … Read More
The country is in a mess after 13 years of Conservative Government. It’s difficult to point to anything that is working better now than in 2010. Help us to do something about it. It’s time for a change in Hexham Constituency. Hexham deserves better than Guy Opperman and a failed Conservative government. Join us to … Read More
Labour promises to train a new generation of Doctors and Nurses using money raised by abolishing the non-dom tax status People who live here should pay tax here 13 years of Tory mismanagement has left the NHS without the doctors and nurses it needs. Ambulances arrive late or never at all, GP appointments and operations … Read More
Congratulations to Paddy O’Kelly who was elected this night to Prudhoe Town Council, representing West Wylam with 58% of the vote. Elections are the bedrock of our democracy and this by-election was an important opportunity for voters in West Wylam to make their voices heard. Paddy has said this evening: “I am delighted to be … Read More
Super Saturday is nearly here! On the 4th March we’ll be out canvassing in Hexham East, where we hope to be able to knock on every door and reach every voter. As reported today in the Hexham Courant Bill Esterston MP, Shadow Minister for Business and Industrial Strategy, will be joining us. Bill has said: … Read More
Hello, my name is Paddy O’Kelly. I’m hoping to be your next Prudhoe Town Councillor for West Wylam Ward. I first moved to the North East in 1992 and have lived in Prudhoe for 12 years now. I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else! I’m community minded and have a proud history of … Read More