Labour activists working hard to keep pavements clean in Wooler

This year the council hand out over half a million free poop scoop bags to communities in Northumberland but it would seem that only if your parish or community request them will your community receive an allocation.

Northumberland County Council has a zero tolerance policy for dog fouling. Anyone witnessed not cleaning up after their dog will be issued with a £75 fixed penalty notice. If a fixed penalty notice is not paid within 14 days of its issue, offenders will be prosecuted for the offence in court and could face a fine of up to £1,000.

As you will see from my fixmystreet entry both me and Joyce Guthrie reported multiple dog poop problems in Wooler last month in the lead upto the parish election. Further to these reports I am pleased to say the council contacted me and subsequently placed poop bags on the dog bins throughout Wooler.

Should you want to make a complaint regarding dog fouling you should, follow the instructions below.

The complainant details are not essential for dog fouling complaints however detailed information significantly increases the likelihood of a solution. Important information to note in such a case includes:

• Type and or description of dog
• Time, location, frequency of alleged offence
• Complainant details for feedback

You can report any incidents online via www.fixmystreet.com

UNISON Activist stands for Heaton North Seat

I was at Heaton North in Newcastle, last night helping fellow UNISON activist Mick Bowman in his quest to become a Newcastle City Councillor for the Labour Party.

The seat is currently held by the Liberal Democrat, Greg Stone with a 514 majority but since 2010, we all know how the political balance has changed.

Really positive response on the #labourdoorstep, electors indicating they've had enough of the Lib. Dems both locally and nationally.

Mick is an experienced UNISON activist and takes his role very seriously within the UNISON Northumberland County branch. I believe if he is elected as a councillor his vast political and social awareness will make him an excellent councillor.

Good luck Mick.

Mick Bowman