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Rent to rise for East London Council tenants

An East London council has passed its budget, which includes investments in education, social care and community safety, as well as a 4.99% council...

North East motorists receive compensation due to potholes

Motorists in the North East have received compensation totalling over £330,000 for damage to their cars from potholes, new figures suggest. Figures obtained by freedom...

Unauthorised replacement of shopfront in Bradford

An application to retain a modern shopfront that replaced a traditional Conservation Area frontage has been refused. 95 Oak Lane is a dental practice in...

Holme Wood to receive zebra crossings to make estate safer

A series of zebra crossings are due to be installed in Holme Wood as part of a push to make the estate safer for...

East London council will raise council tax and cut support for residents on low incomes

An East London council has passed its budget, which includes £16 million worth of savings and a £76 council tax increase for the average...

North London school teachers balloting for “strike action”

Staff and teachers at a recently academised North London primary school are balloting to take strike action over ‘worsening’ working conditions since the takeover,...

New homes and business plans “rejected for a second time” by South Tyneside Cllrs

A major blueprint for future development in South Tyneside has been rejected for a second time by borough cllrs. Over a number of years, South...

Rough sleeping at “crisis point”

The number of people sleeping rough in the North East has more than doubled in the last two years and now stands at a...

Newcastle’s “iconic structure”, Tyne Bridge, hoped to be restored for “100th anniversary”

Restoration works on the Tyne Bridge will hit a fresh milestone next week. Engineers have been working for almost a year on the multi-million pound...

New Labour Cllr in Barking and Dagenham

Labour has held onto a Barking and Dagenham council seat following Thursday night’s (20 February) by-election. Rubina Siddiqui is the new Labour Cllr for...

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