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New North East mayor won’t add extra precept to council tax bills for at least 12 months

The new North East mayor will not be adding to residents’ council tax bills in their first 12 months. A historic election of a new...

Jesmond bollards scrapped: Council confirms it will remove Low Traffic Neighbourhood next week

Jesmond’s controversial Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) will be axed, it has been announced. Bollards installed last year to block traffic from cutting through residential streets...

Gateshead Quayside arena and Durham business parks to get cash boost from North East devolution deal

A new arena on the Gateshead Quayside and two Durham business parks are the first beneficiaries of cash secured through the North East’s devolution...

Newcastle Clean Air Zone generates more than £2 million from tolls and fines in first year

Drivers have paid more than £2m in tolls and fines in the first year of Newcastle’s Clean Air Zone. Today marks 12 months since...

Tyne and Wear Metro’s new trains hit by yet another major delay as misery mounts for passengers

The Tyne and Wear Metro’s new trains have been hit with yet another major blow, as questions continue to surround the delayed introduction of...

Anger at Newcastle pharmacy closures as people face hour-long queues at ‘overwhelmed’ chemists

A spate of pharmacy closures is having “devastating” consequences for some of Newcastle’s most vulnerable people, politicians have warned. Councillors have hit out at a...

Homeless bed cuts could leave people for dead on Newcastle streets, former rough sleepers fear

Slashing the number of beds available for Newcastle’s homeless will leave more people fearing for their lives on the city’s streets, former rough sleepers...

Former Lord Mayor of Newcastle quits Labour over racism allegations

Newcastle’s first Muslim lord mayor has quit Labour and accused the party of a “culture of institutional racism”. Habib Rahman claimed on Friday that he...

Newcastle’s Labour leader accuses government inaction in the Tyne Bridge restoration funding fiasco

Newcastle’s Labour leader has defended his council’s role in the debacle surrounding the restoration of the Tyne Bridge, insisting the blame lies solely with...

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals face critical challenges following loss of ‘outstanding’ status

Newcastle’s MPs have called for rapid and “remorseless” action to combat failings uncovered at the city’s hospitals. The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,...

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