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The leader of the Darlington Green group, Matthew Snedker, accused the Conservative Party of damaging public trust in politicians due to inaccuracies in a letter criticising a councillor’s attendance record. Local Conservatives called out Councillor Thomas Robinson’s attendance and called for a by-election to elect someone “who will properly represent your area”. The letter titled…
The leader of the Darlington Green group, Matthew Snedker, accused the Conservative Party of damaging public trust in politicians due to inaccuracies in a letter criticising a councillor’s attendance record. Local Conservatives called out Councillor Thomas Robinson’s attendance and called for a by-election to elect someone “who will properly represent your area”. The letter titled…
The news brings the total number of Reform councillors in Middlesbrough to two, as Cllr Cooper joins Councillor Joanne Rush, who won her seat as a Reform candidate in a Nunthorpe by-election back in December. Meanwhile, independent Councillor Joan McTigue is the third Middlesbrough councillor who is a member of Reform UK, according to her…
Luke Myer, Labour MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, has proposed an amendment to the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, also known as the Hillsborough Law, aiming to hold politicians legally accountable for deliberately misleading the public. The bill, which is due to be voted on in the House of Commons on Wednesday January 14,…
Luke Myer, Labour MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, has proposed an amendment to the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, also known as the Hillsborough Law, aiming to hold politicians legally accountable for deliberately misleading the public. The bill, which is due to be voted on in the House of Commons on Wednesday January 14,…
The Local Government Boundary Commission has concluded that there should be 89 North Yorkshire Council councillors in the future — one fewer than the existing arrangements. There will be 85 single-councillor divisions and two two-councillor divisions. Most existing division boundaries will change. Publishing the recommendations, Andrew Scallan CBE, deputy chair of the Commission, said: “We…
Stockton West Conservative MP Matt Vickers was one of the region’s representatives to take part, on Monday January 12. He took issue with promises made by Labour in opposition now being “broken”. Mr Vickers decried the family farm tax, the previous removal of the winter fuel allowance, the prospect of an end to jury trials,…
Stockton West Conservative MP Matt Vickers was one of the region’s representatives to take part, on Monday January 12. He took issue with promises made by Labour in opposition now being “broken”. Mr Vickers decried the family farm tax, the previous removal of the winter fuel allowance, the prospect of an end to jury trials,…
The future of one of Whitby’s “most enjoyed landmarks”, the Whale Bone Arch overlooking Whitby Abbey, is facing issues including the logistics of sourcing and transporting replacement bones from North America, as well as ethical questions. The issue of replacing the deteriorating bones – first installed some time after 1853, and last replaced in 2002…
The Local Government Boundary Commission has concluded that there should be 89 North Yorkshire Council councillors in the future — one fewer than the existing arrangements. There will be 85 single-councillor divisions and two two-councillor divisions. Most existing division boundaries will change. Publishing the recommendations, Andrew Scallan CBE, deputy chair of the Commission, said: “We…
