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The police ask the BNP's Derek Adams to leave. The organisers of yesterday’s controversial by-election debate in Delph have defended their decision to ask the police to escort the BNP candidate from the building. Derek Adams had staged a sit-in protest on the stage, because he hadn’t been invited to join five other candidates […]
Elwyn Watkins and Annette Brooke at Friezland School today. Liberal Democrat by-election candidate Elwyn Watkins faced his toughest interrogators of the campaign so far today. Pupils from Friezland School, who are holding a mock election of their own, welcomed him and his party colleague Annette Brooke for a question-and-answer session. The youngsters certainly didn’t […]
UKIP leader Nigel Farage (left) with new recruit Stuart Wheeler. (picture: UKIP) A businessman who once gave £5m to the Conservatives in a single donation, today announced he was joining UKIP as its party treasurer. Stuart Wheeler made the announcement at a news conference on Lees Road today, as the by-election campaign continues. Mr […]
Shadow Business Secretary John Denham and Labour candidate Debbie Abrahams speak to teenagers in Uppermill today. Labour began the final push for votes ahead of Thursday’s Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election by today returning to one of the key themes of their campaign so far. Shadow Business Secretary John Denham was in Uppermill to […]
(picture: Ged Wilmot/Saddleworth News Facebook page) If you’re fed up with receiving by-election leaflets through your letterbox, reader Ged Wilmot has posted this photo on the Saddleworth News Facebook page to show how he’s dealing with the problem! However, if you still haven’t made up your mind, you can read full coverage of everything […]
Below is a letter to the editor sent by Susan Hilder. It’s about the removal of the BNP candidate from yesterday’s hustings debate in Delph, and I’ve reproduced the letter in full. If you would like to respond to the points made in the letter, you can either leave a comment below this post, or […]
The party supporters out canvassing for votes in the final days of the by-election campaign won’t be getting much of an improvement in the weather. Showers are forecast for much of the week, although temperatures should stay well above freezing, so fears of snow on polling day look to be unfounded. Today will be overcast […]
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