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Knop is the tops!
Patrick Morrissey has praised the new Knop Law School, on Hillhead Parkway for winning a prestigious award from the Royal British Institute of Architects (RIBA).
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Patrick: "Pylons should go"
Patrick Morrissey has signed up to support the campaign for the removal of high voltage transmission lines and pylons from the residential areas of Abbey Farm, Chapel House, Chapel Park and St.…
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Patrick presses for action on "The land that time forgot"
Westerhope Lib Dem candidate Patrick Morrissey has called for action on the land that time forgot. Just off Norham Drive, behind an eyesore of a wooden gate, is a rubbish-strewn pathway. It leads to…
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Lib Dems are on the right path
In the seven years that the Lib Dems ran Newcastle City Council, roads or pavements were relaid in no less than 57 residential streets in the Westerhope ward totalling over 22 kilometres and…
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Labour Watch – Westerhope local budget under threat
The new Labour Leader of the Council has warned that he intends to "change the way the Council allocates resources .... this means more will be targeted to where it's needed not simply to areas on…
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Westerhope Day Centre - The facts
We know some residents have expressed concern about the closure of the Westerhope Day Centre for people with learning difficulties - 10 of the 80 users live in Westerhope ward. Over the last year,…
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Protecting green open spaces
Last year a lot of local controversy was caused over the use of green open spaces in the Westerhope area. These are, quite understandably, valued by people who live locally, but many people also…
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What's the story on tuition fees?
In hindsight, Liberal Democrats must admit that we should have made it clear that our promise to scrap tuition fees could only be guaranteed in circumstances where the Liberal Democrats had an…
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What's the story on the Coalition?
We understand many people, particularly in the North East where many people work in the public sector, have no great love for the Conservatives, and are critical of the Lib Dem decision to work with…
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What's the story on spending cuts?
Lib Dems recognise many people are very unhappy about the government spending cuts - but we hope people recognise that they are not being made as a vote-winning exercise, they are being made because…