Newcastle Lib Dems Parliamentary Team

The Liberal Democrats are active at all levels in Newcastle, and we have a strong Parliamentary team.

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Fiona Hall MEP

Fiona Hall MEP

Fiona Hall is the Liberal Democrat MEP (Euro-MP) for the North East Region. First elected in 2004, she represents in the European Parliament her constituents living anywhere in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham or the Tees Valley. To find out more about Fiona's work, or contact her with a query, please visit http://www.fionahallmep.co.uk.

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Ron Beadle, Newcastle North

Ron Beadle

Ron Beadle is the Liberal Democrats Spokesman for the Newcastle North constituency where he stood as our candidate at the General Election in 2005.

An academic at Northumbria University, Ron has worked in Newcastle for 18 years having returned to the North East where his paternal roots can be traced back to the early 1700s. Ron was brought up in London and educated at Westminster City School and the London School of Economics. He has published books and papers for the Social Market Foundation and for a range of academic journals specialising in issues of pay, public sector management and workplace ethics.

Ron has been Councillor for Low Fell in Gateshead since 1996. He is married to Shakun and they have two children, Roshan and Sophia.

You can contact Ron at ron@ronbeadle.org, or visit his website on http://www.ronbeadle.org.

12 Most Recent Stories From Newcastle upon Tyne Liberal Democrats News Stories

Tue 2nd Sep 2008:

LABOUR AXES NINE POST OFFICES IN NEWCASTLE.

The axe today fell on nine of Newcastle's Post Offices despite hard-fought campaigns by local residents to keep them open.

Wed 27th Aug 2008:

BEADLE BACKS ACTION TO SAVE HOMES FROM REPOSSESSION.

Plans that could save many residents of Newcastle from the trauma of home repossession have been backed by the city's Liberal Democrats.

Thu 14th Aug 2008:

TORY THINK TANK CALL AN INSULT TO NEWCASTLE, SAYS BEADLE.

A leading Newcastle Liberal Democrat has described a call by a Conservative-leaning think tank for people from towns and cities of the North to pack their bags and move to the South as appalling.

Mon 11th Aug 2008:

BEADLE WELCOMES PLANS TO TACKLE YOUTH CRIME.

Liberal Democrats in Newcastle have welcomed proposals made by the party's Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne MP to tackle youth crime.

Fri 8th Aug 2008:

SAVE OUR POST OFFICES: THE LAST PUSH.

Liberal Democrats from across Newcastle have come together for one final push to save nine of Newcastle's post offices - just days before their future is decided.

Wed 30th Jul 2008:

PUNISH THOSE SELLING KNIVES TO CHILDREN, SAYS BEADLE.

LIBERAL Democrats in Newcastle are calling for tougher action against those caught selling knives to children and young people.

TWO WEEKS LEFT TO SAVE OUR POST OFFICES.

LOCAL residents have just two weeks left to have their say on the future of Newcastle's Post Offices.

Tue 29th Jul 2008:

LIB DEMS SHIFT FOCUS TO TACKLE LABOUR.

THE Liberal Democrats are to focus on unseating Labour MPs at the next General Election - meaning many in the North East could be in trouble.

HUNDREDS SIGN POST OFFICE PETITION.

HUNDREDS of people have signed the Liberal Democrat petition to save Newcastle's Post Offices.

Thu 10th Jul 2008:

SUCCESS FOR GP SURGERY CAMPAIGN.

Two GP practices have agreed to set up a new doctor's surgery in Lemington.

Wed 9th Jul 2008:

MP HENDERSON SIDES WITH PHONE GIANTS AGAINST LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SAYS RON BEADLE.

The Liberal Democrats have launched a stinging attack on Newcastle North MP Doug Henderson for siding with phone company giants rather than residents in a row over the power of communities to stop inappropriately sited phone masts.

Tue 1st Jul 2008:

LIB DEMS FIGHT LOCAL POST OFFICE CLOSURES.

Newcastle Liberal Democrats have vowed to fight against the nine Post Office closures in the city.

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Gareth Kane, Newcastle Central

Gareth Kane

Gareth is an Ouseburn Ward councillor (first elected 2004, re-elected 2006), and is also the Parliamentary Spokesman for Newcastle Central constituency.

Gareth was born and brought up in Northern Ireland, before moving to England. He has lived in the North East for the last eight years. He works as an environmental consultant.

Gareth previously worked for the Ministry of Defence Procurement Executive (1989-1996), various positions from student engineer to project officer; Murmansk Pedagogical Institute, Russia (early 1997) - English Language Teaching; British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (late 1997) - Voluntary Officer; Engineering Design Centre, Newcastle University (1998-2000) - Research Associate, University of Teesside (2000-2006) - Manager of an environmental research and consultancy centre.

Gareth is interested in music (including writing and recording own tracks), environmental issues, cycling (volunteer Ranger for Sustrans), travelling, hiking, photography.

He has travelled by train from London to Beijing (in two chunks). He took part in a student expedition to Ecuador in 1993 which discovered four unknown species of butterfly.

Gareth lives with his long-term partner, Karen, a lecturer at Durham University, and their young son Harry.

You can contact Gareth on gareth.kane@newcastle-libdems.org.uk.