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Police station plans finally approved

A £5m overhaul of an abandoned Newcastle police station has finally been approved. After years of wrangling over the future of the former station on...

Devolution deal ‘not radical enough’

A £4.2bn devolution deal for the North East is “not radical enough”, one of the hopefuls vying to become the region’s mayor has claimed. Kim...

Councillor quits Labour after suspension

A Newcastle councillor was suspended by Labour and has now quit the party, it can be revealed. Kyle Webster, a representative in the West End...

PCC accused of dodging accountability on job cuts

A North East police boss has been accused of dodging public accountability over major cuts that will see more than 100 community jobs lost. The...

Pothole funding ‘falls far short’

The Government’s £200m pledge to fix the country’s potholes would barely be enough to pay for Newcastle’s huge backlog alone, council bosses have complained. Chancellor...

High street bollards removed

Gosforth High Street’s infamous bollards are no more. Council engineers moved early on Monday morning to finally get rid of the much-maligned poles that have...

More than 100 PCSO jobs to go

Northumbria Police plans to axe more than 100 community support jobs. The force is slashing the majority of its “highly valued” Police Community Support Officer...

Women ‘woefully underrepresented’ in Freedom of Newcastle

Two Newcastle MPs have demanded action to recognise more “woefully underrepresented” women with the city’s highest honour. Catherine McKinnell and Chi Onwurah have united in...

Parking charge increases

The cost of car parking in more than 170 locations around Newcastle is set to jump next month. City bosses have confirmed plans to increase...

Taxi drivers’ anger at exclusion from CAZ help

Taxi drivers in South Tyneside have complained that they “can’t afford” to journey into Newcastle after being excluded from financial help from the new...

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