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The Leavenworth Times When they met Tuesday, members of the Leavenworth County Port Authority voted to request funding from the county government on behalf of the Leavenworth County Development Corporation. The Port Authority will request $87,143 in county funding for the LCDC. Leavenworth County commissioners traditionally allocate funding for both the Port Authority and LCDC. Steve Jack, executive director of the Leavenworth County Development Corporation, said he was informed in March that r...

The Leavenworth Times The Leavenworth County Development Corporation is notifying local city and county officials about a search for the location of a new state veterans home in northeast Kansas. Steve Jack, executive director of LCDC, mentioned the search Thursday during a meeting of LCDC’s Board of Directors. Jack said he was contacted by Gregg Burden, director of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office, about the project. “They’re looking for a 25-to-50-acre site,” Jack said...

Jill Mortimer, Conservative Mrs Mortimer is a farmer in North Yorkshire, she studied law at Teesside University as a mature student and has three children. She is currently a district councillor for Hambleton District Council, in North Yorkshire, she lives near Thirsk. If elected she will become the first Conservative MP for Hartlepool since the seat was created in 1974. While, campaigning Mrs Mortimer said she wants ‘Hartlepool to build back better’ and if elected she wants to make sur...

Why the Hartlepool by-election matters for Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer Ahead of the crucial by-election in the northern town, we explore what is at stake for the Conservative and Labour leaders 1 May 2021 • 11:00am The Hartlepool by-election pits Boris Johnson’s Conservatives against a Labour Party led by Keir Starmer for the first time at the ballot box of a parliamentary election. The contest on May 6 will also be the first by-election of the 2019 parliament. Hartlepool’s status as a...

Hartlepool by-election: Old certainties no longer apply By Richard Moss Published image copyrightJamie Mcnaughton / EyeEm It used to be one of politics golden rules. Oppositions win parliamentary by-elections; governments lose them. Old maxims do not seem to count for much now though, and Labour is worried that it could lose in Hartlepool - a seat the party has held since the current constituency was formed in 1974. Thats because another supposed rule of thumb has bitten the dust - the idea tha...

Sir Keir has thrown his support behind Labour candidate Paul Williams, an NHS doctor, former Stockton South MP and "excellent candidate", according to the Labour leader. Mr Williams faces Jill Mortimer, a councillor and farmer campaigning to be the first Conservative MP for Hartlepool since the seat was created in 1974. ITV News heard various voting intentions from the people of Hartlepool, including a nurse who said she plans to vote Conservative. Sir Keir explains how he plans to win back lo...

Who to vote for in Hartlepool by-election? Heres the candidates in their own words Labour have held the seat since it was created back in 1974, but the party is facing challenge from 15 other candidates Hartlepool by-election candidates Get the latest Hartlepool news direct to your inbox with our free email newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will...

LABOURS candidate for the upcoming Hartlepool by-election was joined by two MPs for a visit to meet veterans. Paul Williams, a doctor who has been working on the frontline during the pandemic, was joined by Lisa Nandy MP for Wigan and Shadow Foreign Secretary and John Healey MP for Wentworth and Dearne and Shadow Defence Secretary. Today (Thursday), they visited Heugh Gun Battery in the town to discuss the support veterans are offered when they leave the forces. This morning, Dr William...