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Labour Party’s exclusion of Jamie Driscoll sparks backlash: Trade Union leaders react

A number of trade union leaders have branded Jamie Driscoll’s exclusion from the North East mayoral selection contest a 'monumental own goal' for the...

Newcastle City Council to go ahead with pedestrianisation despite challenges.

Council bosses have not given up on major pedestrianisation plans in Newcastle city centre, despite shelving a bid to ban traffic from one of...

Newcastle taxis adopt black and white makeover to combat unlicensed drivers

Newcastle’s taxis are set for a black and white makeover in a bid to stop unlicensed drivers preying on vulnerable people. Council chiefs have announced...

Jewish organizations voice concerns to Labour Party amid ongoing controversy surrounding Jamie Driscoll’s North East mayoral campaign

Jewish groups have written to Labour over the controversy that has seen Jamie Driscoll excluded from the party’s North East mayor selection race. A war...

Responses towards Devolution Deal unveiled from each area

Every part of the North East that will join a new £4.2 billion devolution deal has reported public backing for the historic shakeup of...

Driscoll engages in heated confrontation with prominent frontbencher

Jamie Driscoll clashed with a Labour frontbencher on Wednesday in the ongoing war of words over the North East mayor job. A feud erupted last...

Call for crackdown on vape ‘epidemic’

A worried parent has called for a crackdown on a vaping “epidemic” among children on Tyneside. Council bosses have been urged to launch new action...

Coach company’s CAZ grant anger

The boss of a coach firm has hit out at “crazy” restrictions around the Newcastle Clean Air Zone (CAZ) that have prevented him from...

Veronica Dunn becomes Newcastle’s new lord mayor after ‘lifetime of commitment’ to the city

Newcastle has named its new lord mayor, with Byker councillor Veronica Dunn becoming the city’s first citizen after a “lifetime of commitment”. The east end...

Metro services getting better

Tyne and Wear Metro services have become more reliable since bosses issued a formal warning to the company in charge of maintaining trains. Latest figures...

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