This evening the Conservative Hexham MP Guy Opperman has voted to support the PM’s amendment to Labour’s Jim McMahon’s (Shadow Secretary for the Environment) Water Quality (Sewage Discharge) Bill. This Bill would have cracked down on the polluting water companies flooding our rivers and beaches with sewage but has been rendered toothless by Tory actions. … Read More
The Allen Valleys Supporters Group were out marking World Earth Day 2023 with a litter pick in their local community. Four bags of rubbish were collected and taken to the Allendale Waste Recovery Centre for recycling and safe disposal. Labour is committed to safe-guarding the environment. Littering and flytipping are a scourge on our beautiful … 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
Newly elected Labour Prudhoe Town Councillor Paddy O’Kelly has launched a petition to keep Prudhoe Recycling Centre open seven days a week. Northumberland County Council has decided, without local consultation, that the Recycling Centre should only be open Friday to Monday. This is to save money, caused at least in part by a decline in … Read More
Speaking today in Manchester, Keir Starmer laid out how our Labour government will be driven by five missions: Secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 Build an NHS fit for the future Make Britain’s streets safe Break down the barriers to opportunity at every stage Make Britain a clean energy superpower We believe that … Read More
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
Jim McMahon, (Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), has pledged in the Yorkshire Post that Labour will invest in rural farming communities. Speaking ahead of the National Farmers’ Union conference next week, Jim said that farmers are facing many challenges including: the aftermath of the pandemic, the cost of … Read More