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Northumberland MP urges government to halt ‘disastrous’ railway timetable changes threatening regional connectivity

A Northumberland MP has called for the Government to put a stop to “disastrous” plans that could slash the number of trains stopping in...

Labour’s shadow education secretary has promised to tackle an absence “crisis” in schools

Labour’s shadow education secretary has promised to tackle an absence “crisis” in schools, amid claims that more than 10,000 pupils across the North East...

Spiralling costs for taxis strain Newcastle Council finances

Spiralling costs for taxis to take children to and from school are putting yet more “severe” strain on stretched council finances in Newcastle. Civic centre...

Major plans are in the works to prevent a repeat of catastrophic flooding in Newcastle

City bosses are set to launch a project aimed at avoiding the kind of devastation suffered during the infamous Thunder Thursday deluge when a...

Grainger Market traders have reacted to big plans to give the centre a multi-million-pound facelift

Grainger Market traders have reacted to big plans to give the centre a multi-million-pound facelift – and have called on council chiefs to get...

Tyne-Wear derby sparks controversy over fans restrictions

A political row has broken out over the policing of this weekend’s Tyne-Wear derby after a mayor claimed fans were being treated like “hooligans”. North...

A police commissioner has warned council tax increase to save jobs and reopen stations

A police commissioner has warned she must increase council tax bills to avoid making £4m worth of cuts – but has also pledged to...

United against knife crime: Tyne-Wear derby takes a stand to end knife crime

Families united by grief have urged Sunderland and Newcastle fans to play their part in ending knife crime in the North East, ahead of...

Newcastle cemetery’s headstone controversy raise public anger and grief

Newcastle’s council leader has responded to public anger over the “crass and insensitive” laying down of hundreds of headstones in a city cemetery before...

New images have revealed how Newcastle’s Grainger Market could look after a multi-million pound revamp

The beloved Geordie institution is in line for a serious facelift, after the Government backed plans to refurbish the site with cash from its...

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