Local elections 2022: Double win in Longtown for Liberal Democrats
Elections on Thursday saw Liberal Democrat Tim Pickstone celebrate a double win.
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Elections on Thursday saw Liberal Democrat Tim Pickstone celebrate a double win.
Colleagues of a late councillor have paid tribute to her dedicated service to Longtown.
Tributes have been paid to "excellent" city and county councillor Val Tarbitt.
LONGTOWN's Christmas lights will have to stay up until the contractor can travel from Scotland to remove them, because of the Coronavirus regulations. The issue was brought up by city and county councillor Val Tarbitt at an Arthuret Parish Council meeting on February 1 - she asked if the lights were "staying up as they are all Summer". Karen Johnson, parish clerk, said: "The contractors live on the Scottish side and according to the Covid-19 regulations they are not allowed to come over the border to take them down. "So what we had done, we had to get another contractor and we managed...