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Town Moor’s ‘devoted’ custodian and ex-council leader to be given Freedom of Newcastle

A long-serving custodian of Newcastle’s Town Moor and a former council leader are to be given the city’s highest honour. Councillors have agreed to award...
Environment

Councillors vote to pull out of TVERF

Councillors in Newcastle have voted in favour of pulling out of a controversial waste incinerator project. City politicians voted at a full council meeting on...
North East

North East mayor’s high streets commission yet to meet – more than six months after launch plan

A commission to reinvigorate the North East’s struggling high streets is yet to launch – more than six months after it was meant to. North...
North East

Mayor promises to ‘increase transparency’ of Tyne and Wear Metro amid public scrutiny concerns

The Tyne and Wear Metro will be subjected to more public accountability, the North East mayor has promised. Transport chiefs faced calls from passenger groups...
Transport

 Northern leaders warned ‘no realistic prospect’ of more Newcastle to Manchester trains

There is “no realistic prospect” of more regular trains between Newcastle and Manchester being restored in the near future, northern leaders have been warned. Only...
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Human rights campaigners urged Newcastle politicians to speak out on ‘deplorable’ Saudi execution

Human rights campaigners have issued a fresh call for leaders on Tyneside to speak out, after Saudi Arabia’s execution of a man for crimes...
North East

Safety checks at all Tyne and Wear Metro stations after Simonside closed over concrete concern

Safety checks have been carried out at other Tyne and Wear Metro stations, after one was forced to shut due to structural concerns. Worries about...
Durham

Mayor accuses Reform councillor of ‘inciting racism and hate’

The North East mayor has accused Reform’s deputy council leader in Durham of “inciting racism and hate”. Labour mayor Kim McGuinness has hit out at...
Crime

Newcastle councillor Thom Campion charged with sexual assault

A Newcastle councillor has been charged with sexual assault. Thom Campion, a sitting councillor in the city’s Castle ward, is scheduled to appear at Newcastle...
Finance

North East councils’ debt tops £4.3bn amid worries over ‘unsustainable’ funding system

Rising levels of debt owed by North East councils now total more than £4.3 billion. New data shows that the amount owed to lenders by...
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