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Newcastle Leaders ‘pledged’ meeting activists demanding shutdown of Israeli-owned arms factory

Leaders in Newcastle have pledged to meet activists demanding a shutdown of an Israeli-owned arms factory in Newcastle, as city politicians called for an...

Middlesbrough households to receive ‘another wheelie bin’ and ‘two caddies’

Households across Middlesbrough are set to receive another wheelie bin for recycling as well as two caddies for food waste. Changes mandated by the government...

Local council taking Preparations in case of ‘another pandemic’

A local council is preparing themselves in the event another pandemic hits the country. Documents being presented to Middlesbrough’s full council meeting explain that works...

‘City-wide transformation programme’ being developed for North East children

“Scatter gun” mental health support for North East children is leaving some youngsters falling through the cracks, NHS bosses have warned. City leaders in Newcastle...

Progress is ‘being made’ to tackle problems in Newcastle’s council homes

Bosses say that progress is being made to tackle major problems in Newcastle’s council homes, 12 months on from a major housing shakeup. It is...

Illegal workers found at Huddersfield town centre karaoke bar

Illegal workers have been found at a Huddersfield town centre karaoke bar, where police suspect “sexual services” were offered from basement ‘massage rooms’. On 25...

Kirklees Council owed ‘eyewatering figure’ in unpaid Council Tax

Kirklees Council is owed £36.6m in unpaid Council Tax, as the cost of living crisis continues to take hold. This eyewatering figure, published by the Ministry...

Government confirmed Middlesbrough Council will continue to operate by ‘elected mayor’

Middlesbrough Council will continue operating with a directly elected mayor going forward, the Government has confirmed. In a written ministerial statement, released on Tuesday 24...

A ‘multi-million pound’ project approved by Sunderland City Council leaders

City leaders on Wearside have agreed a multi-million pound programme of “essential repairs and maintenance works” to council-owned industrial units. Sunderland City Council’s cabinet of...

Inspection found ‘significant improvement’ needed for Slough Borough Council housing

An inspection has found ‘serious failings’ in the way Slough allocates housing and treats its tenants. The government’s regulator of social housing inspected Slough’s council...

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