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Working mums Suzanne Fairless-Aitken and Ginnie O’Farrell met five years ago in the schoolyard. Realising they shared similar visions for the community after discussing the need for positive change in Hexham and being frustrated by the running of Hexham Town Council, they signed up to join the Liberal Democrat party two years ago. Suzanne, a governor at St Joseph's RC Middle School and an activist for green and educational issues, is standing in Hexham East. She said: “I was fed up just telling my kids that they could change things for the better and make their views heard. “F...

Northumberland County Council records the number of active cases - per ward - over a seven day period.  And while wards in the Tyne Valley remain the worst affected in Northumberland, there are signs of improvement in the west, but cause for concern further east.  Haltwhistle continues to top the list with 37 active cases over the latest seven-day period. However, this is a considerable reduction on the figure for Christmas Eve, which stood at 55 active cases.  Cases remain high in other parts of the district. Prudhoe South is second on the list with 29 active cases, and Prudhoe N...