Luke Walton
Political Correspondent at BBC Look North (North East and Cumbria)
Politics news-hound, also does lots on education & social affairs. RTS award-winner. Sometime jogger (slow) + swimmer (even slower).
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Luke Walton
'Infected blood has ruined my life for 40 years'Luke WaltonBBCStuart Hall contracted hepatitis C during a blood transfusion while being treated for leukaemiaA man who was infected with contaminated blood says it has "ruined his life for more than 40 years" and called for compensation for victims of the scandal to be speeded up. Stuart Hall, from Stainburn in Workington, Cumbria, contracted hepatitis C from a blood transfusion in the 1980s while being treated for leukaemia.
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Luke Walton
Image source, Northumberland County CouncilImage caption, All 69 seats are up for grabs at the county councilParty activists in Northumberland have been stepping up their campaigning in preparation for an all-out election on 1 May. The county council, England's second largest local authority by area, has been led by the Conservatives since 2017. However, over the past few decades it has changed hands a number of times so is set to be closely contested.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Luke Walton
Councillor's autism 'benefits politics'Luke WaltonBBC Political CorrespondentBBCAnna-Maria Toms was recently diagnosed with autismA councillor has said politics would benefit from having more neurodivergent people involved. Anna-Maria Toms has three autistic children and was recently diagnosed with autism herself. The 49-year-old, who has represented Harrowgate Hill in Darlington for the Green Party since 2023, campaigns for more support and inclusion for neurodivergent people.
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2 months ago |
msn.com | Luke Walton
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Luke Walton
Children with special needs education in 'crisis'Luke WaltonBBC Political CorrespondentBBCMelanie Askew says she was "devastated" when her daughter failed to get a place at a nearby special needs school Education leaders said a shortage of places for children with special needs across the North East and Cumbria has become a "crisis" and have called for extra investment.
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With around 3/4 of seats counted @N_landCouncil is heading for No Overall Control, with Reform (20 seats) + Con's (19) vying to be biggest pty. Tories will probably overtake Ref but even with help of Independents will struggle to build a coalition. Lab on 8 - dramatic drop.
Remarkable start for Reform UK @N_landCouncil election - by my calculations they have now won 16 out of first 23 wards declared, mostly at Labour's expense but Tories also losing some. Still 2/3 of seats yet to declare including wealthier + more rural areas, so a long way to go.
Flask of tea + bananas at the ready, landed @bbcelection @N_landCouncil election . It's England's 2nd biggest LA by area, 69 wards, so expecting a long count - 730 am predicted for final result! (Potentially knife-edge contests Lab/Con/Ref etc cld make it even longer) https://t.co/TchQJx5aqr
