Fawdon & West Gosforth Focus Team
Peter Lovatt, Rob Austin & John Hall
Working hard for Fawdon & West Gosforth all year round
Rob Austin and John Hall have joined Peter Lovatt as the newly elected councillors for Fawdon & West Gosforth Ward on Newcastle City Council. They replace long-serving councillors, the later Brenda Hindmarsh and Nick Cott. Peter, Rob and John will continue to work hard throughout the year to address local problems and issues and to ensure that the voices of Fawdon & West Gosforth's residents are heard in the Council Chamber.
The Focus Team have a long unbroken record of listening to local people and keeping in touch through regular Focus newsletters. In addition, the Team also use this web page, eFocus and social media to keep local people informed about what is happening across the ward.
Peter, Rob and John are also part of the 23 strong Liberal Democrats Official Opposition Group on Newcastle City Council, holding the current Labour administration to account and pressing for change to improve our area and the wider city.


How to Contact the Focus Team
Do you have a problem or issue?
You can contact the Fawdon & West Gosforth Focus Team in the following ways:
Email us at: fwg@ncl-libdems.org.uk or just click on the button below
Call us by phone:
- Councillor Peter Lovatt - 07875 197 586
- Councillor Rob Austin -
- Councillor John Hall -
Meet us at our regular surgeries: 1st Saturday of each month 10am – 11am at Street Stall on Gosforth High Street (outside Boots) and 11.15am – 12.15pm Gosforth Civic Theatre, Regent Farm Road, Gosforth (Informal surgery in the Café area); 2nd Tuesday of each month 5.30pm – 6.30pm St Mary’s Church, Mapledene Road, Fawdon; and Last Saturday of each month 10.30am – 11.30am at Coxlodge Methodist Church, 278 Kenton Road, Coxlodge.
Fawdon & West Gosforth Local News

Fawdon & West Gosforth eFocus - More News - More Quickly
Many residents tell us how much they appreciate receiving a copy of the local FOCUS newsletter through their letterbox - with local news and campaign updates from the Liberal Democrats.
If you would like to receive more frequent updates on issues and stories affecting your local neighbourhood then eFocus is for you - a regular email newsletter sent direct to your email inbox from the Fawdon & West Gosforth Focus Team. It is formatted to read easily on your computer, smart phone, tablet or other device.
If you would like to receive Fawdon & West Gosforth eFocus then sign up below.
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Would you like to receive regular updates on stories affecting your neighbourhood? We can send our local eFocus newsletter direct to your email inbox - so you can read it on your computer, smart phone or tablet.
Fawdon & West Gosforth Liberal Democrats Focus Team - Service & Action All Year Round

Demolish The Trap
Our campaign to demolish the former pub on Kenton Road

Save Boots in Kenton
Petition to Save Boots the Chemist in Kenton





