The Bywell Branch organised a successful fundraising garden party in Wylam today. Local Labour party members and supporters were treated to an afternoon of tea, homemade cake and music.
Raising funds for Labour in Wylam
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Opperman voted to cut our vital local services
Since 2010, Guy Opperman’s Conservative government has systematically cut the money allocated to councils to provide the vital services we all need in Northumberland. It has been calculated by the Institute for Government these cuts by central government have reduced grants to local government in real terms by 37% between 2010 and 2020. That’s from … Read More
Labour offers mortgage help in the face of interest rate catastrophe
With interest rates set to be hiked again a mortgage catastrophe is engulfing homeowners. Labour plans to help struggling mortgage holders and calm the crisis. Labour accused Chancellor Jeremy Hunt of standing by as millions suffer by taking the softer approach of just asking lenders to go further in supporting struggling borrowers. Keir Starmer clashed … Read More
Campaigning for Labour in Heddon on the Wall
Labour Party members have been out and about campaigning for a Labour Government in Heddon on the Wall. We’ve been delivering leaflets and talking with our neighbours about politics and the issues that impact their lives. There’s a lot of disillusionment on the doorstep with the Tories and enthusiasm for Labour and our policies. … Read More
Campaigning for Labour in Allendale
Labour Party members have been out and about in Allendale. We’ve been delivering leaflets and talking with our neighbours about politics and the issues that impact their lives. Right across Hexham Constituency Labour Party members are working to Build a Better Britain and get Guy Opperman out after 13 disastrous years of Conservative government. If … Read More
ANZSnack: How the Tories and BoJo betrayed our farmers
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
Out with Opperman! Campaigning for a Labour Government in Hexham
Members of the Hexham Branch of the Labour Party, supported by members from Prudhoe, Bywell, Ponteland and Allen Valleys, were back campaigning in Hexham today after our success in Hexham East in February. We hit the streets and knocked on doors in Hexham Central. We were joined by Alex Norris, the Shadow Levelling-up Minister and … Read More
3 million miles of bus journeys lost in Northumberland
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
Angie backs calls for water safety debate
Blaydon MP Liz Twist and Prudhoe North County Councillor Angie Scott have called for a debate on water safety in the House of Commons. Last year saw the tragic death of 13 year old Robert Hattersley from Crawcrook, who drowned in the River Tyne at Ovingham. His bereaved parents have launched a campaign to raise … Read More
Labour plans bright future for industry
Labour has today pledged ‘a bright future’ for British industry under a Labour Government ahead of Keir Starmer’s speech to the British Chambers of Commerce on Wednesday. New analysis shows Labour’s plans to part-finance eight gigafactories will boost jobs in the automotive sector by 50%, creating 80,000 jobs and powering nearly two million electric vehicles. … Read More
Super Saturday Success in Prudhoe
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
Guy Opperman voted to allow sewage in the Tyne
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
Super Saturday comes to Prudhoe this weekend!
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
Prudhoe Super Saturday
Prudhoe–“Super Saturday” Campaign Day Saturday 13th May 2023 Two sessions 11am-1pm; 2pm-4pm Meet at Prudhoe Social Club, South Road, Prudhoe NE42 5JT Please confirm you are attending: email Brian Singer, Chair, Prudhoe Branch prudhoelabour@gmail.com
Tories fail police and victims of crime
Your Conservative MP Guy Opperman claims to be tough on crime and anti-social behaviour. The truth is that over the Tories’ thirteen years of failure Northumbria Police has taken the biggest financial hit of all the police forces in England and Wales. Our local police forces have been starved of funds and resources to the … Read More
Tories lose over 1000 councillors
Voters across much of England (but not the Hexham constituency) went to the polls yesterday to elect their county councillors. At the time of writing (Evening of the 5th May), the Tories have lost over 1000 councillors. Labour have made great gains with over 500 new councillors and taken control of over 21 councils. The … Read More