New investment for SEND places show Labour is delivering change for places like Northumberland 04 Dec 2024 6,247 SEN children in Northumberland could benefit from £740m capital spending – announced today by the…
Northumberland Labour leader welcomes council funding boost despite council tax rise warnings 04 Dec 2024 The leader of Northumberland Labour has welcomed Government plans to increase council funding. Coun Scott Dickinson, the leader…
Northumberland schools urged to sign up for free breakfast club rollout 27 Nov 2024 Northumberland Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Member for Children and Young People Cllr Julie Foster is urging local…
NEW ANALYSIS 434 Northumberland children in care as Labour announce biggest reform to children’s social care in generation 18 Nov 2024 Latest reveal there were 434 children in care in the final year of Conservative Government as…
NEW FIGURES 5,882 in Northumberland set to gain up to £1,400 a year thanks to Budget Minimum Wage boost 13 Nov 2024 New analysis from Northumberland Labour reveals that an estimated 5,882 workers on the National Minimum…
Northumberland Labour Announces New Deputy Leader 07 Nov 2024 Councillor Liz Dunn, who proudly represents the Lynemouth Ward, is thrilled to be named the…
Northumberland Labour’s Shadow Cabinet for Local Services Cllr Brian Gallacher welcomes £500m budget potholes plan 28 Oct 2024 Northumberland Labour’s Shadow Cabinet for Local Services Cllr Brian Gallacher has today welcomed news that the…
NEW ANALYSIS: Northumberland Homelessness soars 104.1% in 5 years under last Government as Labour promises to get Britain building 1.5m new homes 08 Oct 2024 New analysis from Northumberland Labour reveals the staggering rise in homelessness under the last Government. 655 families were assessed…
NEW ANALYSIS: 14,234 Northumberland families have renewed mortgages on higher rates since Conservative’s disastrous mini-budget – as former PM receives rapturous reception at Tory Party Conference 03 Oct 2024 New analysis, based on research from the Bank of England and the ONS, from Northumberland…
Prudhoe Secures Major Milestone in Investment Drive with Approval of £3 Million ‘Place Plan’ 25 Sep 2024 Prudhoe, Northumberland – [20/9/24] – Prudhoe has reached a significant milestone in its journey to attract…
4733 Northumberland eligible households not claiming Pension Credit as Northumberland Labour launch sign-up campaign 25 Sep 2024 Hundreds of thousands of households are not claiming the Pensions Credit they are eligible for,…
27,318 Northumberland Private Renters to gain greater rights and protections thanks to Labour 13 Sep 2024 The new Labour government’s Renters’ Rights Bill – which delivers on the government’s manifesto commitment to…
NEW ANALYSIS: Northumberland child poverty rose 15.6% in final years of Tory rule as Labour extends support for struggling households 05 Sep 2024 New analysis from Northumberland Labour reveals relative child poverty has risen a staggering 15.6% in Northumberland since 2015. Across…
Northumberland Labour backs plan to get Britain building again – and open up the dream of home ownership for local families 30 Jul 2024 Northumberland Labour’s Leader Scott Dickinson MBE is demanding that Northumberland council joins the national mission to get Britain building again.…
Labour select candidate for Cramlington by-election 24 Jul 2024 Voters in the Cramlington Eastfield ward will go to the polls on August 22 following the resignation…
Labour’s King’s Speech will take the brakes off Britain and get Northumberland moving again 17 Jul 2024 Welcoming today’s King’s Speech, Labour’s Leader Scott Dickinson said, “Today’s King’s Speech will help deliver the…
Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Member for Community Safety Councillor Alex Wallace demands assurances on Northumberland’s safety as police chiefs ordered to ‘arrest fewer people’ because of prison overcrowding 23 May 2024 Following today’s reports that police chiefs have been ordered to arrest fewer people to save…
Trussell Trust Local Food Parcels Figures – Northumberland Labour response 15 May 2024 Responding to new statistics from the Trussell Trust published today, which reveal food banks in…
100 years of library service and celebration of reading for Wellness and Lynemouth Library’s writers group. 14 May 2024 Shadow Cabinet Portfolio Holder Healthy Lives Councillor Liz Dunn opened the event with: It is with immense pleasure that…
Waiting times targets have been missed every single month since September 2015 by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 14 May 2024 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has failed to hit its waiting list target – to treat…
News breaking of the closure of Amble TSB is devastating news to local people who still use face-to-face facilities 09 May 2024 Throughout Northumberland, numerous banks have shut down, leaving the last bank for miles available to…
JUST REVEALED: A staggering betrayal of Northumberland renters 25 Apr 2024 Responding to news that the Conservatives have abandoned their pledge to ban no-fault evictions – leaving Northumberland’s…