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North East devolution deal: What comes next in £4bn move to create new regional mayor

2022 came to a close with a huge piece of long-awaited news for the North East that is set to have an enormous impact...

New plans unveiled for hundreds more Newcastle student flats near St James’ Park

New plans have been unveiled for hundreds more student flats near St James’ Park. More than 400 university students could be housed in a new...

Newcastle Clean Air Zone: What you need to know about new pollution tolls before January 30

We are now just over a month away from the much-discussed Clean Air Zone (CAZ) coming into force in Newcastle city centre. The pollution tolls,...

£4bn devolution deal for North East: All questions answered

A long-awaited £4bn devolution deal for the North East was announced at last on Wednesday. Confirmation that the deal has been agreed with the Government...

‘Absolutely right’ to push for £745m Tyne and Wear Metro extension to Washington despite economic turmoil

A transport chief insists now is the “absolutely the right time” to push on with the Tyne and Wear Metro’s £745m extension to Washington,...

Shields Ferry ‘here to stay’ – promise to protect river crossing with ‘plan B’ to solve funding woes

The people of Tyneside have been promised that the Shields Ferry will not cease to exist, even if bosses fail in a bid to...

North East council gets back £15m loaned to troubled Essex authority that has £1.5bn debt

A £15m loan from a North East council to a troubled Essex authority in dire financial straits has been repaid with interest, bosses say. Thurrock...

Sunderland rail station Christmas closure plan did ‘major damage’ despite U-turn, council leaders say

Rail chiefs have been accused of doing “major damage” to Sunderland, despite a U-turn over heavily-criticised plans to shut the city’s railway station over...

Protest over Gateshead leisure centre closures as campaigners vow to ‘fight back’ against cuts

Dismayed protesters have demanded that council chiefs think again about contentious plans to shut at least two leisure centres in Gateshead. Dozens of locals demonstrated...

New police chief promises to be ‘visible’ and combat crime in worst-hit areas across North East

Northumbria Police’s next chief constable has vowed to be a “visible” presence and put more resources into combating crime in rural areas. Vanessa Jardine has...

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