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Issue 37 July - August 2013
Skelton By-election called after guilty verdict summer events, together with local news and views from
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kelton residents will go to the polls on above average height. August 8th to choose the replacement for A guilty verdict was reached after just two Dave McLuckie, who was found guilty of hours of deliberation. perverting the course of justice and recently After the conviction Labour MP for sentenced to eight months some of which Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, will be served in custody. Tom Blenkinsop repeated his calls for, the Over the six day trial at Newcastle Crown then, Councillor McLuckie to resign. Court the jury heard that the former Redcar Tom said: “No one is above the law and and Cleveland Councillor had asked his friend, that applies to every elected politician and the late Maurice Ward, to take three points on public servant. The Labour Party should not his licence for a speeding offence in 2005. – and will not – tolerate this type of illegal At the time of the offence, McLuckie was behaviour. vice-chair of Cleveland Police Authority and “With a jury finding Cllr McLuckie guilty of already had nine points on his licence, which an extremely serious offence and the Judge he would have lost, if he had accepted the warning he faces a likely prison sentence, I three points. am repeating my previous calls for him to Mr Ward, who was diagnosed with terminal resign as a Skelton ward councillor. He must cancer, gave his wife a letter in 2009 that do this as a matter of urgency. The people of detailed the offence. However Mrs Ward kept Skelton and East Cleveland must come first; the letter fearing that her ill husband would they expect and deserve far better.” “get locked up”. Dave McLuckie has since resigned from After his death in early 2012 the details of Mr Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, leaving Ward’s allegations were passed to the police a seat available in the Skelton Ward. who began their investigation. Candidates for the August by-election will The jury heard evidence from Mark Southwell, be fighting for the seat on the Redcar & an image analyst from West Yorkshire Police. Cleveland, Labour controlled Council. For Mr Southwell said that analysis of the speeding more information on the candidates, hoping photo indicated that the driver was a “heavy to be elected, to represent Skelton residents set male” who had a large oval face and was turn to page 11
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