RobMacDonaldLDR's profile picture. Journalist with Local Democracy Reporting Service in Lancashire. Covering borough council politics for news media partners. Email: robert.macdonald@reachplc.com

Robbie MacDonald

@RobMacDonaldLDR

Journalist with Local Democracy Reporting Service in Lancashire. Covering borough council politics for news media partners. Email: [email protected]

Memorial for east Lancashire volunteers who fought in the Spanish Civil War. See the Lancashire Telegraph ⁦@lancstelegraph⁩ . Men from Burnley, Rossendale, Pendle and Hyndburn. ⁦@burnleycouncil⁩ ⁦@PendleBC⁩ ⁦@The_TUClancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/25159320.…


Driving home from @LancashireCC elections in Ribble Valley tonight. Heard Lancs DJ Danny Howard on @BBCRadio1 interviewing Lancs DJ Effy on her fave tracks. Included I Wanna Be Your Lover by Prince. Great song. Also a fave of the late great Andy Peebles, ex R1 & @BBCLancashire

RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. Driving home from @LancashireCC elections in Ribble Valley tonight. Heard Lancs DJ Danny Howard on @BBCRadio1 interviewing Lancs DJ Effy on her fave tracks. Included I Wanna Be Your Lover by Prince. Great song. Also a fave of the late great Andy Peebles, ex R1 & @BBCLancashire
RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. Driving home from @LancashireCC elections in Ribble Valley tonight. Heard Lancs DJ Danny Howard on @BBCRadio1 interviewing Lancs DJ Effy on her fave tracks. Included I Wanna Be Your Lover by Prince. Great song. Also a fave of the late great Andy Peebles, ex R1 & @BBCLancashire

Lib-Dem and Labour came second in some county council divisions in the Ribble Valley. And Lib-Dem Mark Sutcliffe won a borough council seat in Clitheroe’s St Mary’s by-election. Look out for more reports, views and photos across your local media.@LancashireCC @RibbleValleyBC

RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. Lib-Dem and Labour came second in some county council divisions in the Ribble Valley. And Lib-Dem Mark Sutcliffe won a borough council seat in Clitheroe’s St Mary’s by-election. Look out for more reports, views and photos across your local media.@LancashireCC @RibbleValleyBC
RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. Lib-Dem and Labour came second in some county council divisions in the Ribble Valley. And Lib-Dem Mark Sutcliffe won a borough council seat in Clitheroe’s St Mary’s by-election. Look out for more reports, views and photos across your local media.@LancashireCC @RibbleValleyBC
RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. Lib-Dem and Labour came second in some county council divisions in the Ribble Valley. And Lib-Dem Mark Sutcliffe won a borough council seat in Clitheroe’s St Mary’s by-election. Look out for more reports, views and photos across your local media.@LancashireCC @RibbleValleyBC

He added: “Yesterday, a man in his 70s spoke to me. He’d only voted twice before in his life. He said he’d be voting for Reform. “In future, I want to be able to say with a clear conscience that I did my best for this wonderful country. I’ll work for all residents - everyone.”

RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. He added: “Yesterday, a man in his 70s spoke to me. He’d only voted twice before in his life. He said he’d be voting for Reform.
“In future, I want to be able to say with a clear conscience that I did my best for this wonderful country. I’ll work for all residents - everyone.”

Stephen Atkinson added: “I will try to make life better for all people in Lancashire. Putting them first. People are so frustrated with career politicians. “Big parties has focused on global topics like net zero, immigration and overseas aid. British people felt forgotten,”

RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. Stephen Atkinson added: “I will try to make life better for all people in Lancashire. Putting them first. People are so frustrated with career politicians. 
“Big parties has focused on global topics like net zero, immigration and overseas aid. British people felt forgotten,”

He added: “When I was out leafleting for @reformparty_uk recently , I’ve never experienced such warmth in campaigning from the public. A lady came down the street, clasped my hands and said thank you, thank you, thank you. - three times. I’ve never experienced such appreciation.”

RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. He added: “When I was out leafleting for @reformparty_uk recently , I’ve never experienced such warmth in campaigning from the public. A lady came down the street, clasped my hands and said thank you, thank you, thank you. - three times. I’ve never experienced such appreciation.”

He added: “I wanted to go to @reformparty_uk . It was a matter of conscience. I could have chosen an easier division to stand but I chose where I live. Previously, the Conservative who represented it had a majority of over 2,000. Today’s results are like climbing Mount Everest,”

RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. He added: “I wanted to go to @reformparty_uk . It was a matter of conscience. I could have chosen an easier division to stand but I chose where I live. Previously, the Conservative who represented it had a majority of over 2,000. Today’s results are like climbing Mount Everest,”

Stephen Atkinson told me: “I thought long and hard about @reformparty_uk . I wasn’t planning to be a county councillor. But a while ago my son said there was no future for him in this country. He was thinking about emigrating. We need to shake the system. Radical change.”

RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. Stephen Atkinson told me: “I thought long and hard about @reformparty_uk . I wasn’t planning to be a county councillor. But a while ago my son said  there was no future for him in this country. He was thinking about emigrating. We need to shake the system. Radical change.”

Ian Duxbury, far left, Warren Goldsworthy, centre at back, Stephen Atkinson, front centre, and Ged Mirfin, front second from right. All four elected for ⁦@reformparty_uk⁩ to ⁦@LancashireCC⁩ from four divisions in Ribble Valley.

RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. Ian Duxbury, far left, Warren Goldsworthy, centre at back, Stephen Atkinson, front centre, and Ged Mirfin, front second from right. All four elected for ⁦@reformparty_uk⁩ to ⁦@LancashireCC⁩ from four divisions in Ribble Valley.

Lib-Dem win for the borough council seat of St Mary’s in Clitheroe for ⁦@RibbleValleyBC⁩ Mark Sutcliffe, centre, elected after third attemp. Third time lucky, he says. Determined to represent all residents and Clitheroe’s interests, he says. ⁦@nwLibDems

RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. Lib-Dem win for the borough council seat of St Mary’s in Clitheroe for ⁦@RibbleValleyBC⁩ Mark Sutcliffe, centre, elected after third attemp. Third time lucky, he says. Determined to represent all residents and Clitheroe’s interests, he says. ⁦@nwLibDems⁩

Ged Mirfin wins Ribble Valley North East for ⁦@reformparty_uk⁩ . Reform@has won all four Ribble Valley divisions for ⁦@LancashireCC

RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. Ged Mirfin wins Ribble Valley North East for ⁦@reformparty_uk⁩ . Reform@has won all four Ribble Valley divisions for ⁦@LancashireCC⁩

Clitheroe division results for ⁦@LancashireCC⁩ Brown 472. Goldsworthy 1,516. (Pictured second from left).Hind 778. S O’Rourke 1,099. Gravestone 720. Peplow 225

RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. Clitheroe division results for ⁦@LancashireCC⁩ Brown 472. Goldsworthy 1,516. (Pictured second from left).Hind 778. S O’Rourke 1,099. Gravestone 720. Peplow 225

Warren Goldsworthy wins the Clitheroe division for ⁦@reformparty_uk⁩ . Three wins so far for ⁦@reformparty_uk⁩ in Ribble Valley area. ⁦@LancashireCC

RobMacDonaldLDR's tweet image. Warren Goldsworthy wins the Clitheroe division for ⁦@reformparty_uk⁩ . Three wins so far for ⁦@reformparty_uk⁩ in Ribble Valley area. ⁦@LancashireCC⁩

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