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Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Beith MPLiberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Berwick Upon TweedWorking for you and the Berwick upon Tweed Constituency all year roundin Northumberland and in Westminster |
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Beith backs Elsdon 's bid to stay in Rothbury division of County Council
December 1, 2009 2:45 PM
Sir Alan Beith MP has written to the Boundary Commission to add his voice to calls for Elsdon to remain in the Rothbury division of Northumberland.
A Boundary Review is currently under way and suggestions have been made that Elsdon should be moved to the Longhorsley division. But Elsdon Parish Council is fighting against this move and Sir Alan has also spoken out against the proposed change.
Sir Alan said
"Elsdon is remote but it has long-established links with Coquetdale. As well as long-standing local government links when Elsdon was part of the old Alnwick District, the village shares a GP practice with residents in the Coquet valley and takes part in the community forum for Coquetdale, as well as being inside the National Park.
"I hope the Boundary Committee will recognise how unreasonable it is to create a very artificial division linking Elsdon to Longhorsley."
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