"In Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, the Conservative vote shared soared by 25.8% points. Labour came in second with 48.9% of the vote share. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Brian Johnson."
On allotments and other earthy matters, in and around Stoke-on-Trent.
Friday, 26 November 2021
Knutton doin', Labour
Politics.co.uk reports today:
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
Newcastle turns blue
Good news. Newcastle-under-Lyme has turned blue, and not because of the pong from the Silverdale tip. The Sentinel reports today that:
"Four independent councillors on Newcastle Borough Council have joined the Conservatives – giving the Tories an overall majority on the authority"Hopefully this might cause a re-think on their 'build on green spaces' stance.
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