Crumbling Covid plans and Conservative complacency threatens country this winter 26 Oct 2021 Rising Covid numbers and reluctance to bring in a Plan B is leaving people threatened…
Labour braced for increase in council house demand 22 Oct 2021 Northumberland Labour says it is braced for the rise in demand in council housing which…
NORTHUMBERLAND LABOUR BACKS ‘STOP THE SQUEEZE’ CAMPAIGN TO STOP COUNCIL TAX RISES IN BUDGET 21 Oct 2021 Northumberland Labour Councillors are backing a nationwide campaign to STOP THE SQUEEZE – to demand…
𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 15 Oct 2021 Recent claims by the Tory led Northumberland County Council are, at best, economical with the…
Councillor’s persistence pays off to get vital works underway 12 Oct 2021 Newbiggin Central and East County councillor Liz Simpson has paid tribute to the county council…
Labour councillors seek cabinet re-think on council tax support 12 Oct 2021 Labour councillors have been successful in getting the cabinet to re-think its stance on council…
Shock energy hike for county’s school 01 Oct 2021 Northumberland’s schools and academies have been told that, even though their energy is bought through…
Make local, buy local; that’s the way to recover from Covid, says Northumberland Labour 28 Sep 2021 Northumberland Labour says recovery from Covid needs to start from within the county, with people…
Government Must Change Course, Says Northumberland Labour 27 Sep 2021 People cannot keep getting hit with cuts and charges, say Northumberland Labour. This government must…
There’s a better way to raise much needed money for health and social care, say Northumberland Labour 27 Sep 2021 The so-called low tax Tory government is actually levying taxes not seen since the 1970s.…
Making Housing Affordable is a Top Priority, says Labour 27 Sep 2021 Northumberland’s Labour group says affordable housing, whether owned or rented, has to be top priority.…
Tory Government Failing its Basic Duty 27 Sep 2021 Northumberland Labour says the government is failing its basic duty, namely, to secure affordable energy,…
Northumberland’s Tory Council – A Failure on Housing 27 Sep 2021 The Tory council and government has let down people who want a decent home to…
Reverse Robin Hood policies a disaster for Northumbrians 14 Sep 2021 Northumberland Labour says the government’s strategy of robbing the poor to fund its policies is…
Tory government and council letting down our young people, says Labour 09 Sep 2021 Northumberland Labour says the national government and local council are letting down the children of…
Council already backtracking on free parking 08 Sep 2021 Shadow cabinet member for community services Alex Wallace said: “We have always had free parking…
Chronic shortages due to head in the sand Tories 07 Sep 2021 The government should have seen the post-Brexit issues coming, says Labour. Instead, they had their…
Apprenticeships to be brought back under Labour 07 Sep 2021 A Labour government and council would bring back apprenticeships to ensure young people can earn…
Tories planning to create new paid positions to keep the cabinet on side 07 Sep 2021 Northumberland Labour says it beggars belief that the Tory-led county council is looking at creating…
Parental leave for councillors policy finally goes through 03 Sep 2021 Northumberland’s Labour Group’s policy of parental and adoption leave for councillors to put them on…
Northumberland Labour welcomes delays to rail schedule changes 26 Aug 2021 Northumberland Labour has today welcomes the delay to rail schedule changes which has been prosed…
Government mixed messages causing a summer of chaos, says Labour 25 Aug 2021 Rather than taking a cautious approach to emerging from the pandemic, once again the government’s…