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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...

Rat hotspots revealed

Walker has been named as the rat capital of the North East. Figures show that there were more sightings of the pesky rodents in the...

Traffic sensor vandalism danger

Live power cables outside a Newcastle primary school were cut in an “extremely dangerous” act of vandalism targeting traffic sensors. Council bosses have called the...

TransPennine Express reaction

North East leaders have welcomed the decision to nationalise TransPennine Express, after passengers were left to endure “appalling” train services. The Government announced on Thursday...

Transport minister defends longer lorries

A North East MP has dismissed safety concerns over putting longer lorries on UK roads. Tory minister Richard Holden has defended new legislation that will...

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