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Finance

Council tax ‘rising by around 5%’ across the North East

Council tax bills across the North East are rising by around 5% this year, as MPs complain that the “regressive” charges are in need...
Education

North East to see ‘£5 million drive’ to boost education standards

A £5 million drive will be launched to drive up education standards in the North East, boost exam results, and improve children’s life chances. North...
Campaigns

Newcastle United face opposition over new stadium plans

Environmental activists have launched a campaign to stop Newcastle United building a new stadium on Leazes Park. Claims in the Daily Mail last week suggested...
Business & Finance

Ed Davey calls for more ambition in the North East

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has called on the Government to be “more ambitious” for the North East. Mr Davey attacked Labour’s record since coming...
Finance

Rising water bills in the North East

The North East public has “every right to be angry” about water bill increases amid a national sewage dumping scandal, a minister has said. Northumbrian...
Newcastle

Newcastle politicians hope to be ‘inspiration’ to young girls

Newcastle’s first female council leader and the North East mayor say they hope to act as an inspiration to girls across the region. As the...
COVID 19

The ‘heroic’ work of key workers, 5 years since Covid-19

Today marks five years since the first person in the North East tested positive for Covid-19. On the afternoon of Wednesday 4 March, 2020,...
COVID 19

Newcastle’s former director of public health warns of “worse” pandemic

The world will suffer another pandemic and it could be “a lot worse” than Covid-19, a former public health official has warned. Prof Eugene Milne,...
Housing

Rough sleeping at “crisis point”

The number of people sleeping rough in the North East has more than doubled in the last two years and now stands at a...
Business & Finance

Newcastle’s “iconic structure”, Tyne Bridge, hoped to be restored for “100th anniversary”

Restoration works on the Tyne Bridge will hit a fresh milestone next week. Engineers have been working for almost a year on the multi-million pound...
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