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Just added some new YouTube videos

I’ve just added some new videos to my YouTube channel. The three that I’ve added so far are all of me either public speaking or being interviewed on television news.

As I add more videos they will all be available by just clicking on the TV link at the top of this page. This is my

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Help for victims of domestic violence in summer holidays

Whilst most people are looking forward to their summer holidays, it’s a big concern that hundreds of women in Leeds will be worried about the summer holidays because it will mean spending more time with their violent partner. Leeds City Council report that in the summer holiday last year as many as 800 domestic violence

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Wetherby girl given Asbo

Leeds City Council reports that an Asbo has been given to a 14 year old girl in Wetherby to try to curb her drunken, threatening and violent behaviour. Earlier interventions had failed to control Catherine Emery’s behaviour. The Asbo will put strict controls on her for a two year period.

Asbos are an effective tool

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Cut in Elmet and Rothwell and it hurts our people

The local Conservatives in Elmet and Rothwell are showing their true colours. Alan Lamb, a Wetherby councillor, on his blog, is calling for cuts in public services. He even goes as far as to say and I quote “I hope, and the signs are encouraging, that my party will go into the next general election

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West Yorkshire Police’s new Chief Constable

We will be getting a new Chief Constable in the new year. Sir Norman Bettison has landed the top job in the West Yorkshire force. Starting as a constable in South Yorkshire, he has 32 years’ service in three forces, including previously in West Yorkshire as Assistant Chief Constable. He then went on to be

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New Rothwell Neighbourhood Policing Team website

West Yorkshire Police has now officially launched its new website for the Neighbourhood Policing Teams. Thanks to the Labour government’s investment in neighbourhood policing teams we now have an inspector leading a new and expanding community police team in Rothwell.

The direct link to the Rothwell page is http://www.wypnpt.org/NPT.asp?id=57

The full-time police officers are supported by

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Rothwell police station campaign

As our campaign to keep Rothwell police station open to the public gains momentum, the story was featured in Friday’s Wakefield Express.

Road traffic and the danger to young people

The Rothwell Labour Action Team is getting a huge response to the road safety campaign. A resident who works at the scene in road accidents and sees the horrors at first hand has told us that he’s delighted that we’re campaigning on speeding and road safety. We’re continuing to collect names on the petition and

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Battle to save Rothwell police station’s public service

The Rothwell Labour Action Team are getting more phone calls and letters about the plans by West Yorkshire Police to axe its frontline service to the community in Rothwell. This is obviously an issue that residents feel strongly about and why shouldn’t they? We pay for our police through our council tax and we deserve

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Campaign to save Rothwell’s frontline police service

Local people are furious about plans by West Yorkshire Police to axe its frontline service in Rothwell. West Yorkshire Police wants to scrap the public helpdesk which is open to any residents who are victims of crime or who need police advice. I think that it’s an outrage. Knowing that they can visit their local

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