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Welcome to the web site of Hexham Liberal Democrats
and Andrew Duffield
Andrew Duffield
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After a massive 11% swing to us at the 2005 General Election, Hexham is now very much a 3-way marginal seat.
Andrew Duffield has been re-selected as the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Hexham.
Hexham Constituency includes part of the area covered by Northumberland County Council. It includes the whole of the Tynedale District Council and part of Castle Morpeth District Council (Ponteland and nearby villages).
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Tue 1st Jul 2008
Speaking at the Northumberland Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) annual conference to be held at Alnwick Gardens today, Councillor Neil Bradbury will calm the fears of community groups across the county over the possibility of slashed funding by the new Northumberland Authority.
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Tue 17th Jun 2008
Despite strong vocal opposition from local communities, the closure process continues.
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Tue 10th Jun 2008
Is your nearest phone box under threat?. If you are unhappy about this then contact Tynedale Planning Department email planning@tynedale.gov.uk
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Thu 5th Jun 2008
The Liberal Democrats have got straight to work in keeping their election pledge on post 16 school transport. They have agreement that all transport charges for post 16 students will be scrapped.
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Fri 30th May 2008
In 6 short years the Hexham Juniors Football Club has made significant progress both on an off the field. As the club advances towards a long held ambition for junior football in Hexham, having a place Junior Football can call 'home', Northumberland County Councillor Derek Kennedy of Hexham West has stepped in to back the club's ambition and effort by allocating almost £10,000 from the Council's Local Improvement Scheme Fund to the DukesHouse Wood Development. This contribution will be used specifically to provide the floodlighting for the training pitch at DukesHouse Wood.
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Fri 2nd May 2008
With dramatic gains across Northumberland, the Liberal Democrats have emerged as the largest party in for the new Northumberland Unitary authority.
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Wed 30th Apr 2008
Liberal Democrats in the Hexham Constituency and across Northumberland are hopeful of being the strongest party following the elections for the new Northumberland council on Thursday.
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Archive of earlier news stories.
Printed and hosted by Prater Raines Ltd, 82b Sandgate High Street, Folkestone CT20 3BX.
Published and promoted by Hexham Liberal Democrats, 22 Station Close, Riding Mill, Northumberland NE44 6HE.
The views expressed are those of the party, not of the service provider.
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| Hexham General Election Result |
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Turnout: 41513 (69%)
42.4%
Conservative: 17605 (−2.2%)
30.3%
Labour: 12585 (−8.3%)
25.7%
Liberal Democrat: 10673 (+10.7%)
View the results in detail.
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| Online Poll |
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Should Tynedale Council use £290,000 of taxpayers money for retention payments for senior council managers as "golden handcuffs" in an effort to keep them at the council in the run up to the new Unitary Council?
View the results so far.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"Holding someone without charge for 42 days adds nothing of value to the investigation, prosecution or conviction of terrorists. "
Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General Lord (Martin) Thomas
Comment ahead of the Second Reading of the Counter-Terrorism Bill in the House of Lords - 8 July
"Opponents of Mugabe's regime are at serious risk of being tortured or killed if they are sent back to Zimbabwe. I am dismayed that the Home Office seems intent on pushing ahead with deportations at the earliest opportunity. "
Chris Huhne, Lib Dem Home Affairs Spokesman
www.libdems.org.uk - 8 July
"Schools' performance in recognising and tackling homophobia should be an assessed criterion in Ofsted school inspections. "
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg
www.bbc.co.uk/news/ - 7 July
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