Northumberland councillors protest Labour attack on farmers Tuesday, 19 November, 2024 Two Conservative councillors from Northumberland joined tens of thousands of farmers today as they descended on the capital to protest against measures announced in Labour's controversial budget last month. Cllr Mark Mather represents the Wooler division, one of the most rural in the county, and Cllr Catherine Seymour represents Berwick North. They joined an estimated 20,000 farmers who gathered... Local News
A County That Works For Everyone: Conservative Leader's Budget Speech In Full 22nd February 2017 We must also recognise the good work done and the important projects for our county undertaken over the last year with the help of Government funding such the... Speeches
Conservatives have localism at the heart of countywide manifesto 16th February 2017 One of the 7 key pledges in the Northumberland manifesto is to deliver genuine local decision making in relation to local services. Prior to the creation of the... Local News
'A County That Works For Everyone', Northumberland Conservatives' countywide manifesto 10th February 2017 HALT THE COUNTY HALL MOVE No one believes the Labour spin on this. The justifications put do not hold water and 99% of the thousands of residents we have... Local News
Rural areas are being neglected as millions of pounds are being invested in Northumberland 6th February 2017 Rural communities are “crying out” for investment while millions of pounds have been pumped into South East Northumberland, it has been claimed. Figures from... Local News
Labour's Savage Cuts 23rd January 2017 About 20 mature trees have been felled in the two inner courtyards of County Hall Morpeth in secret over the weekend as the Labour administration gets ever more... Local News
Prudhoe East Centre to be closed - what a disgrace! 15th January 2017 A strange but accurate way of describing the utter contempt for people in Tynedale shown by Northumberland County Council in closing the Prudhoe East Centre... Local News
Peter Jackson Welcomes Funds to Fix Potholes 15th January 2017 Councillor Peter Jackson, the Conservative group leader on Northumberland Council, has welcomed news local road-users will benefit from a dedicated £3.255m... Local News
'It'd be a travesty' - Parents fight to save troubled Northumberland school as merger plans revealed 9th January 2017 Controversial plans to close a troubled Northumberland school to make way for a new super school have come under fire from parents. Northumberland County... Local News
Summer comes to Blyth but who is paying the bill? 8th January 2017 During the last four years of the current Labour/Independent-run Northumberland County Council, even though their total budget has remained fairly constant... Local News
Let’s stop Labour’s strikes and build a better railway 16th June 2022 Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on building a railway fit for the future. National News
Stop Labour’s Strikes 13th June 2022 Stop Labour’s Strikes, which will hit the poorest hardest. National News
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Singh Investigation: 12 month update 25th May 2022 Professor Swaran Singh has agreed to conduct a one-year review of the Party’s progress on implementing his recommendations. National News
