I got in the car and drove north to knock on doors yesterday in 4 separate villages, primarily in Byrness, but also briefly in Rochester and Otterburn, before spending the last hour in Kirkwhelpington. I also attended the brilliant bring and buy sale at Byrness village hall.
There was much criticism of the wind farm proposed by the forestry commission. Also many complaints at the failure of the county council to grit the road up to the border at carter bar. The cafe owner at Rochester compared the state of Northumberland's roads and the Scottish road over the border - highlighting both the fact that the lorries are struggling to get up the hill to carter bar, in the absence of grit, and that the moment you cross the border the roads are pristine even in the worst weather. I will take up all the points raised with me yesterday.
