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Focus - Whickham North - Issue 160 February 2022
Local News and action - Dunston Baths and Chase Park AT RISK!
A Lib Dem Council would empower residents to have a real say over issues that matter. In the meantime we speak up for people who all too often feel let down. Gateshead charges the highest levels of Council Tax for band D properties of any metropolitan borough in the country but residents feel that it is out of touch and unresponsive. That has to change!
Councillor Ron Beadle
Our team of 18 Councillors represent seven wards across Gateshead. We actively campaign across the borough, and we gained a new Councillor in each of the last three elections. We have been the only Opposition to Labour on the Council since 1996.
Currently we represent:
Our new website includes information to help you get involved in community issues and access useful services such as letting us know what is important to you, how the Councillors can support and updates about what we are doing for you!
Connect with a Councillor via the 'Our Team' page.
Local News and action - Dunston Baths and Chase Park AT RISK!
Local News and action - Council promises that local libraries will remain open and Lib Dems demand action on potholes.
Local News and action - Council not doing enough to help tenants with bills
Local News and action - Questions Over the Future of Shipcote Baths and Tim Farron MP Visits Gateshead
Local News and action - Council cash mountain continues to grow
Local News and action - Labour council sells off part of Chase Park, calling it “brownfield”.
The Liberal Democrats have a five-year plan to give patients a legal right to a GP appointment within a week, or 24 hours if urgent.
The Liberal Democrats are standing up for our NHS, addressing the cost of living crisis, and ensuring everyone gets the support they need.