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Election blog day 11

K is for Good On Ya, Kid. These words were shared with me on my visit to an elderly lady, aged 85 on Monday. I had gone to discuss the warden situation in her sheltered housing, but conversation quickly moved to politics and generated this extraordinary statement in relation to Theresa May.

Prime Minister's statement on yesterday's attack on Manchester

The Prime Minister has made the following statement in Downing Street: ‘I have just chaired a meeting of the Government’s emergency committee Cobr, where we discussed the details of – and the response to – the appalling events in Manchester last night. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims

Election blog Day 10

Day 10: J is for jousting, jesters and Jo North Northumberland has experienced many territorial incursions from the Scots over the centuries, as well as from Vikings and others from the European mainland.

Election blog - Day 9

I is for Independence and iris. As with so many rural counties, the beating heart of our business communities consists of small and medium sized companies run by local people who have invested their life savings and mortgaged their homes to set up a small independent business based on a good idea,

Trevelyan welcomes Conservative manifesto

Anne-Marie Trevelyan has welcomed new measures, set out in the Conservative Party's election manifesto, to increase schools funding and create a better funding deal for rural schools. The candidate has spent two years campaigning for a fairer funding deal for Northumberland schools, many of whom ha

Election blog - Day 8

On the election trail : Day 8 - H is for happiness holidaying on Holy Island

Election blog Day 7

On the Election Trail. Day 7: G is for garlic and glorious Glendale gardens

Election blog - Day 4

D is for Doddington and Duddo How many Parliamentary Candidates can say they have two villages with three Ds in their name?