Latest news with #Killingworth
BBC News
03-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Reform UK takes Killingworth seat from Labour
Reform UK has achieved its first electoral victory in North Tyneside, winning a vacant council seat in a Brian Smith was elected as a councillor for the ward of Killingworth in one of two by-elections held at North Tyneside Council's Cobalt HQ. Labour held on to the ward of Longbenton and Benton with their candidate Bryan Longbenton and Benton seat was made vacant following incumbent Labour North Tyneside Mayor Karen Clark's narrow victory in May against Reform, securing the role by 444 votes. Despite the win, Clark said Reform was not a "serious threat" politically in the area."Reform has gained a seat and obviously we would have preferred to hold that seat," Clark told the Local Democracy Reporting Service."It is always difficult when your party is in power. If Reform was a serious threat I would expect them to take both these seats." Smith said: "This is the beginning for Reform in North Tyneside. "Just on the door steps, talking to people, Reform have been very positively received and people are wanting change."He also said that his first priority as Killingworth's councillor was to get his "head around everything"."I'm not a political-type person," Smith added."I was working in a JD Gym as a cleaner before this. "It's about seeing how things operate - work out our priorities and who we can work with."The turnout for Killingworth was 30.3% compared to 24.7% for Longbenton and Benton. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Cramlington and Killingworth MP calls bus services 'unreliable'
A Labour MP has slammed bus services in her constituency as "unreliable" and "inaccessible".Cramlington and Killingworth's Emma Foody surveyed hundreds of constituents which found broad dissatisfaction with services in the in the House of Commons, Foody said the government's upcoming Bus Services Bill needed to put passengers "back in the driving seat".Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell, said the bill would devolve more powers locally to improve transport options. "The villages and towns across my Cramlington and Killingworth constituency rely heavily on our bus services," Foody said."Despite this, my Big Bus Survey that I've been running recently shows that local people too often have found buses to be unreliable, inaccessible and they don't take them to the places they need to go." 'Affordable and reliable' Powell replied the Bus Service Bill will give local areas the power to have "affordable and reliable bus services".The bill will give local authorities control over routes, timetables, connections and fares, according to the Local Democracy Reporting will also lift the ban on councils establishing their own bus companies and ensure that lifeline bus services cannot be removed or changed without councils reviewing their ability to serve communities."I have seen what happens with local areas like mine in Manchester having those powers," Powell said."It has massively increased the number of people using bus services and has brought in extra funding from doing so."The Conservative Party has previously called on the government to explain how local authorities would fund the proposals. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
DEEP hosts family fishing day in Killingworth
KILLINGWORTH, Conn. (WTNH) — Activities, fishing and fun filled the air as families bonded while enjoying the outdoors. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection hosted its 'No Child Left Inside' day Saturday to showcase what the state's parks have to offer. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
