Category: Politics

Councillor Joanne Howey was joined by Cathy Hunt in leaving the Conservative Party after not being chosen to stand for reelection in Bishop Auckland. The pair currently represent the Woodhouse Close ward in the town. Cllr Howey suggested she resigned “because of how I am treated by some members of the local party”. The Tories…

Dr Angela Brown, from South Shields, founded Training in Care to encourage and help more people to become care professionals. She has now set her sights on helping the Government tackle underfunding, skill shortages and under-provision in adult and child support. Dr Brown has previously helped five EU nations draw up plans to address issues with social care…

But today, as the Prime Minister bids to end “shockingly easy” access to blades online, one of those mums, Tanya Brown, says: “They have said this time and time again – they need to start putting it into practice.” Tanya, whose son Connor Brown was killed in Sunderland in 2019, asked “how many lives had…

Labour councillor James McGill said Darlington continues to count the cost of major cuts to council funding over the last decade. “Between 2010 and 2019, this council lost roughly £46 million per year,” he said. “That’s nearly half a billion pounds lost from Darlington. That wasn’t an accident it was a choice. “Half a billion…

His promise to Make America Great Again (MAGA) looks very promising after the ultra-woke outgoing Government. The things I remember, that impressed me in his speech, his promise that common sense is going to prevail, colour and gender would not matter, only merit. Freedom of speech would not be suppressed, borders would be protected, natural…

Axel Rudakubana used a knife bought from Amazon to kill three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, Merseyside, in July. The Government has promised new laws, which could see retailers forced to ask anyone buying a knife for two types of identification. Buyers could be asked to submit an official identity document,…

The former Prime Minister will join the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University as part of their World Leaders Circle and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University as the William C Edwards Distinguished Visiting Fellow. Mr Sunak will also join the Stanford President’s global advisory council. Mr Sunak said: “I’m delighted to be joining…

Vermin seemed to be “running amok” in The Pizza Shop on Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, with an open tray of rat poison on the floor, Teesside Crown Court was told. Hygiene inspectors found encrusted dirt, grease and food which “appeared unfit for human consumption” when they came to the takeaway on August 16, 2023. They also…

Mary Kelly Foy was “honoured” to receive the award and recognised how many other excellent nominations had been made. She thanked those who nominated her and described how she still could not believe she had won it. Her hard work in Durham supporting marginalised groups and young people had been recognised by the judging panel….

City of Durham MP Mary Kelly Foy told the moving story of her daughter Maria during debate of the The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill today (November 29) – expressing “dread and fear” at the prospect of it being made into law. Maria, who was born in 1989, lived with cerebral palsy, was non…