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Newcastle politicians hope to be ‘inspiration’ to young girls

Newcastle’s first female council leader and the North East mayor say they hope to act as an inspiration to girls across the region. As the...

The ‘heroic’ work of key workers, 5 years since Covid-19

Today marks five years since the first person in the North East tested positive for Covid-19. On the afternoon of Wednesday 4 March, 2020,...

Newcastle’s former director of public health warns of “worse” pandemic

The world will suffer another pandemic and it could be “a lot worse” than Covid-19, a former public health official has warned. Prof Eugene Milne,...

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...

‘£700,000 loss’ means Newcastle parks go back to Council

The charity which is being stripped of control over Newcastle’s parks made a £700,000 loss last year. Urban Green Newcastle’s (UGN) latest accounts reveal that...

Bradford to establish UK’s first Rohingya Memorial, led by Cllr Habib Rahman

Bradford is set to make history by becoming the first city in the UK to establish a permanent memorial for the Rohingya community, recognising...

Heartbroken family of missing Zakaria Chowdhury demand answers

The family of missing Zakaria Chowdhury have spoken out about their two weeks of anguish since he disappeared without a trace. Zakaria, (also known as...

Newcastle Council leader faces pressure over NUFC’s Saudi ties amid human rights concerns

Leading human rights activists have urged Newcastle City Council to take a firmer stance against alleged "sportswashing" by Saudi Arabia during a meeting with...

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