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Push against North East Transport’s “unfair” pass cost

North East transport bosses have been urged to remove an “unfair” disparity in the cost of a pass offering older or disabled people cheaper...

Rise in Middlesbrough Council employees earning over ‘£50,000 a year’

A council has seen a 73.5% increase in the number of its employees who earn more than £50,000 a year, but has attributed the...

‘Cost of living struggles’ leave Slough Borough Council behind tax target

Cost of living struggles mean council tax collection in Slough is still behind target, a new report has said. Slough Borough Council is hundreds of...

Man jailed after ‘£710k’ defrauded from council

A man has been jailed for four years for defrauding Leeds City Council out of more than £710,000 which was meant to support small...

Regeneration to take place, creating a “revitalised Dewsbury town centre”

A new public space is taking shape next to Dewsbury Town Hall. The second phase of the scheme will be getting started this month, bringing...

£1.5m ‘blueprint’ project is taking shape in Heckmondwike

Heckmondwike’s £1.5m ‘blueprint’ project is taking shape, as a unique mural that local schoolchildren helped to create, is installed at the new market square. Over...

Newcastle United’s trophy parade injects ‘£6 million to the local economy’

Newcastle United’s astonishing trophy parade has given the city’s economy a multi-million pound boost. Hundreds of thousands of Geordies packed out the streets of Newcastle...

Brighter future for Bradford street after ‘years of neglect’

It is hoped that the fortunes of a city centre street could finally be turning around after years of neglect. Rawson Place is home to...

Newcastle’s ‘hidden gem’ to receive multi-million pound upgrade

Council bosses have promised to make Newcastle’s beloved Grainger Market less “anonymous” as part of a multi-million pound upgrade. The historic market is undergoing a...

Eight Bradford Council officers received Salaries of ‘over £100,000’

Eight Bradford Council officers were paid a salary of over £100,000 in the 2023/24 financial year – new figures have revealed. And another two almost...

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