Heaton
Supporting residents to clean up our phone boxes.
Mark's been working with local residents to address complaints about the state of our phone boxes.
29 Nov 2024
Heaton Focus Team
Mark Ridyard
Working hard for Heaton all year round
Mark Ridyard leads the Focus team for Heaton. They work hard throughout the year to address local problems and issues and to ensure that the voices of Heaton's residents are heard in the Council Chamber.
The Focus Team aims to listen to local people's concerns and issues and keep in touch through regular Focus newsletters throughout the year. In addition the team now use this web page to keep people informed about what is happening across the ward.
Mark works closely with the 23 strong Liberal Democrats Official Opposition Group on Newcastle City Council, holding the current Labour administration to account and pressing for change to improve our area and the wider city.
Mark also fights for our area more broadly and was the candidate for Newcastle East and Wallsend at the 2024 General Election. Time and time again the Liberal Democrats have been the first to demand change, from a Windfall tax on energy companies, to a Gaza ceasefire and stopping Sewage in our rivers and seas. Lib Dems are the ones campaigning to save our NHS and to bring Social care and Mental Health services on to an equal footing.
Heaton Local News
Newcastle - Citywide
Effective action still needed to stop sewage pollution after proposals watered down by Labour locally and nationally
Liberal Democrats will continue their campaign in Newcastle and nationally to stop sewage polluting our rivers, lakes and coastline after Labour councillors and ministers missed opportunities to effectively tackle the water companies
8 Sep 2024
Newcastle - Citywide
Labour votes down pavements improvement demand
The Liberal Democrats brought a motion to Newcastle City Council this week on the state of our pavements and the injuries local people are sustaining from trip hazards. Labour Councillors, apparently anxious to watch football on TV, voted it down We said:
12 Jul 2024
Join our Campaigns
Stop Sewage Pollution in the Ouseburn
Untreated sewage flows into the Ouseburn after heavy rainfall. A scientific study of the water in Jesmond Dene found faecal contamination 100 times greater than safe bathing levels. It's time to stop this scandal.
Heaton Pharmacy Campaign
People across Heaton want to see a pharmacy in our neighbourhood, click to register your support.
How to Contact the Focus Team
Do you have a problem or issue?
You can contact the Heaton Focus Team in the following ways:
Email us at: heaton@ncl-libdems.org.uk or just click on the button below
Call us by phone:
- Tom Appleby - 07341 436439
Heaton eFocus - More News - More Quickly
Many residents tell us how much they appreciate receiving a copy of the local FOCUS newsletter through their letterbox - with local news and campaign updates from the Liberal Democrats.
If you would like to receive more frequent updates on issues and stories affecting your local neighbourhood then eFocus is for you - a regular email newsletter sent direct to your email inbox from the Heaton Focus Team. It is formatted to read easily on your computer, smart phone, tablet or other device.
We haven't done this before in Heaton but if we get enough interest then this is something we will start doing, following success of this approach in other wards. If you would like to receive Heaton eFocus then sign up below.
Sign up to receive regular local eFocus newsletters
Would you like to receive regular updates on stories affecting your neighbourhood? We can send our local eFocus newsletter direct to your email inbox - so you can read it on your computer, smart phone or tablet.
Heaton Liberal Democrats Focus Team - Service & Action all year around
Tackling local issues and listening to residents across Heaton Ward
