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| September 2024 |
Billingham Biomass Power Station
As of this date, the old power station site remains undeveloped, indicating the project has not been completed as initially planned.
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| 2021 |
Northumbria
The Northern Independence Party (NIP) attempts to stand a candidate, Thelma Walker, in the Hartlepool by-election, but is prevented due to pending Electoral Commission registration. Walker runs as an independent and loses her deposit with 250 votes.
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| 2019 |
Northumbria
Harold Elletson endorsed the incumbent Labour MP Cat Smith in the general election.
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| 2019 | LJ Ross publishes the murder-mystery novel 'Ryan's Christmas', which uses Chillingham Castle as its setting. |
| 2015 |
Northumbria
Harold Elletson co-founds the Northern Party to campaign for better representation for Northern England.
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| 2015 |
Northumbria
Harold Elletson contests the Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency in the general election, receiving 0.4% of the vote and finishing last.
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| September 30 2014 |
Northumbria
Harold Elletson launches The Campaign for the North, an all-party pressure group aiming to re-create the ancient Kingdom of Northumbria as a federal state within the United Kingdom.
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| 2012 |
Billingham Biomass Power Station
Original expected completion date for the £200 million biomass power station project initiated by Gaia Power and developed by Aker Solutions.
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