Saving Our NHS
A new fight over NHS privatisation has just begun. Jeremy Hunt is trying to use new powers, hidden within last year’s controversial NHS laws, to force local GPs [...]
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Shock! Horror! Probe! – The South Has Snow!
It always tickles me, and I’m sure some of you, when the south of England gets some snow! As we all know, the so-called “National” [...]
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The A1 – How Many More Must Die?
This past week saw another horrendous accident on the single carriageway A1 on Monday. As a result, a man was taken to Newcastle RVI by [...]
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Faceless Bureaucrats And Public Transport
From time to time residents of Northumberland receive nice glossy publications through the letterbox from whichever Local Authority is responsible for providing our vital public [...]
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Wind Turbines Or Weeds?
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a tad concerned about the number of these infernal wind turbines that seem to be springing up [...]
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Save The Badgers – Sign The Petition
Team Badger is a powerful coalition of the largest animals welfare group in the world – united in one purpose to stop the badger cull [...]
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What’s Happening To The NHS?
Tory Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has introduced worrying changes to the NHS, ignoring advice from Health Professionals and apparently intent on creating the “internal market” [...]
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Swarland’s Laughable Drains Are A Disgrace!
Swarland’s Laughable Drains…. Does Anyone Accept Responsibility For Them? Does Anyone Care? – apart from the long-suffering residents regularly flooded out? Will anything ever be [...]
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Saving Our NHS – The Fight Goes On
Dear Swarland Chronicles, My name is Dr Louise Irvine. I’ve been a GP for 27 years, and a 38 Degrees member for the last two. [...]
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Swarland’s Drains – Time They Did Something
When the Chronicles gets upset – run for cover. And boy are we upset – so brace yourselves…. Now I’m not a drain engineer. I’m [...]
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Osborne, Greggs And The Duchess Of Northumberland
The controversy about “Mr Popular” Osborne and his Pasty Tax runs on. Readers will remember that the son of the 17th baronet of Ballintaylor decided [...]
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Make The A1 A Toll Road?? Are They Mad?
The Northumberland Gazette are reporting this week that some bright spark in the “Confederation Of British Industry” (sometimes known as “The Bosses Union”) have identified [...]
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NHS Petition
Tens of thousands of 38 Degrees members have voted on what we do next to save the NHS. The votes have been counted. Here’s our [...]
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Incredible Winter – At Last! But……
Yes, I know! This may well be tempting fate……! But it has to be said, after the previous two years’ horrendous snowfalls and the difficulties [...]
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Latest On NHS Privatisation
Is our NHS still in mortal danger? Andrew Lansley’s NHS plans are due to become law within three months. So we need to vote now [...]
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Olympic Flame And Swarland
The Olympic flame will be descending on Northumberland in June 2012 in an attempt to whip up some sort of enthusiasm from areas north [...]
