— tyne river that runs very near to hexham. ~ . ., ., hexham. written during covid they had plenty of places to walk because we are in the countryside, we are in a town, and then we canjust countryside, we are in a town, and then we can just nip out and we are out there. how do you feel about the location of hexham because yes, you have lots of rolling countryside right on your doorstep and one the greatest things we have is the world heritage site of hadrian is wool and this is the most dramatic part of hadrian is one, so we are 25 miles west of newcastle and we are right here, so you can go to hadrian small and you can see right to the borders of scotland and you can be right on your own and get the drama of an amazing landscape that is there. and amazing landscape that is there. and ou are amazing landscape that is there. and you are telling us about a few events as well better be taking place and you have been really surprised for the numbers of people coming out in such a small town, yes, one beekeeping is when i became mayor was we wanted

of course, welcome to happy hexham.eat britain. what an accolade. so not a surprise to you? you are clearly happy about it. it always comes as a _ clearly happy about it. it always comes as a surprise _ clearly happy about it. it always comes as a surprise but - clearly happy about it. it always comes as a surprise but you - clearly happy about it. it always| comes as a surprise but you live here and you notice it is a special place, a great community spirit, a small town of 12,000 people, but it has got so much service and so many things about it, a great history, a great abbey, a marketplace that is 800 years old next year and we will be celebrating that, we have a theatre, a cinema, we have lots of cultural things and we also have an amazing amount of sporting clubs as well, so there is tennis, there is ricketts, rowing clubs on the mighty tyne that runs right near hexham. —— there is cricket. the tyne that runs right near hexham. -- there is cricket.— there is cricket. the schoolchildren said that during _ there is

welcome to lovely hexham. _ what makes hexham so happy? welcome to lovely hexham.and we have a great culture also. we have the wonderful queen's all behind me and also cinema, amateur dramatics, all sorts of things. there is a great atmosphere as well. community spirit was part of this survey. do you agree with the community spirit?— survey. do you agree with the community spirit? that is the key thin. we community spirit? that is the key thing- we are _ community spirit? that is the key thing. we are a _ community spirit? that is the key thing. we are a small— community spirit? that is the key thing. we are a small town, i community spirit? that is the key i thing. we are a small town, 12,000 people, but we come together as one. we had a a couple of weeks ago and 2000 people turned up. amazing. we had an event last friday night, which i hosted. we had a band playing in the marketplace, our 800—year—old marketplace, and we had an impromptu party on friday night, all the kids were dancing and it was all the kids were dancing and it was a wonderful time. you all the

which is why borisjohnson�*s visit to hexham hospital. saw him, wore masks. but for part of his visit, at least, the prime minister did not. here he is, meeting nurses who�*d worked through the pandemic. deputy prime minister, dominic raab was asked by bbc breakfast, what kind of message that sends out. i know the prime minister took the advice on the setting he was in, followed all the protocols and procedures that were applied there. and that�*s what everyone should do. but the prime minister didn�*t follow �*all the protocols and procedures that applied there�*. the policy at northumbria healthcare nhs foundation trust is clear. "anyone attending our hospitals and community settings must continue to wear a face covering at all times to protect patients, visitors and staff." "...please do not remove it unless advised to do so by a medical professional". dominic raab was read that policy on bbc breakfast — to which this was his reply. well, my understanding is that the prime minister was following all the guidance that was given to him a

he was told last week to put a mask and three times during a visit to hexham general hospital in northumberland this one, john? ., , passengers. what do you make of this one, john? .,, ., ., ., , one, john? he was on a train between manchester — one, john? he was on a train between manchester and _ one, john? he was on a train between manchester and warrington. - one, john? he was on a train between manchester and warrington. this - one, john? he was on a train between manchester and warrington. this is i manchester and warrington. this is one of— manchester and warrington. this is one of the — manchester and warrington. this is one of the high—speed rail line switch — one of the high—speed rail line switch are _ one of the high—speed rail line switch are being affected, the announcement was made last week the extension— announcement was made last week the extension would be happening to leeds _ extension would be happening to leeds it — extension would be happening to leeds. it strikes me as unfeeling or uncaring _ leeds. it strikes me as unfeeling or uncaring or— leeds. it strikes me as unfee

been a few- minister, they have been a few incidents in recent weeks, at cop, and on your visit to hexham a long winter ahead, how resilient is the nhs to even a small increase in the number of covert hospitalisations? 50. small increase in the number of covert hospitalisations? so, david, first of all. — covert hospitalisations? so, david, first of all. i— covert hospitalisations? so, david, first of all, i wear— covert hospitalisations? so, david, first of all, i wear a _ covert hospitalisations? so, david, first of all, i wear a mask - covert hospitalisations? so, david, first of all, i wear a mask where i first of all, i wear a mask where ever the rules say that i should, and i urge everybody else to do the same. people will actually have seen me wearing face coverings quite a bit more regularly recently, as we've seen the numbers ticking up in the uk. i think that's the responsible thing to do, and i'm going to continue to do it, but what we are also going to do is we will continue with our approach, which is to rely on people's common sense, on people's sense of personal responsibil

as for not wearing a mask in hexham hospital, which _ wearing a mask in hexham hospital, which you _ and most pictures of my visit to the hospital— most pictures of my visit to the hospital will show that i was duly masked — hospital will show that i was duly masked throughout the remainder of the visit _ masked throughout the remainder of the visit i_ masked throughout the remainder of the visit. i was masked on the way in. the visit. i was masked on the way in thank— the visit. i was masked on the way in thank you _ the visit. i was masked on the way in. thank you for giving me the opportunity to clear that up. let me briefl ask opportunity to clear that up. let me briefly ask you _ opportunity to clear that up. let me briefly ask you around _ opportunity to clear that up. let me briefly ask you around the _ opportunity to clear that up. let me briefly ask you around the issue - opportunity to clear that up. let me briefly ask you around the issue of i briefly ask you around the issue of women and girls. less than 2% of reported rapes are prosecuted. you have said it will be hard t

boris johnson hospital visit i am going to share some pictures from the hospital visit yesterday, hexham moment we set foot in the door.— foot in the door. the right thing to do is take the _ foot in the door. the right thing to do is take the advice _ foot in the door. the right thing to do is take the advice you've - foot in the door. the right thing to do is take the advice you've got i foot in the door. the right thing to l do is take the advice you've got and follow— do is take the advice you've got and follow the _ do is take the advice you've got and follow the guidance very carefully. i follow the guidance very carefully. i know _ follow the guidance very carefully. i know that is what the pm did. i am asoin to i know that is what the pm did. i am going to cord _ i know that is what the pm did. i am going to cord from _ i know that is what the pm did. tarn going to cord from the hospital. they say, anyone attending our hospitals or community settings must continue to wear a face covering at all times to protect patients, visitors and staff.— all times to protect patients, visitor