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Tyne Bridge restoration won’t be ‘quality we would expect’ if Government U-turns on £6m promise

The Tyne Bridge will not be restored “to the quality we would expect” if the Government fails to stump up a further £6 million...
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Newcastle City Council to face independent inquiry into leadership concerns

A major inquiry will be launched into the running of a controversy-laden North East council. Newcastle City Council will subject itself to an independent investigation,...
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Newcastle council tax, bin collection, and school meals fees to rise under £21m cuts plan

Council tax, school meal fees and garden waste collection charges are set to rise in Newcastle, after local authority officials announced more than £21...
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Newcastle councillors vote to accept 5.77% pay rise amid concern over ‘gap’ with neighbours

Councillors in Newcastle have voted to award themselves a 5.77% pay rise next year. A majority of members on Newcastle City Council agreed on Wednesday...
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Newcastle City Council leader Karen Kilgour survives vote of no confidence

Newcastle’s council leader has survived a vote of no confidence that threatened to remove her from office after just two months. A Lib Dem attempt...
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High-tech lasers being used to remove graffiti from Newcastle walls

High-tech lasers are being used to remove graffiti from a wall next to Newcastle’s Town Moor. Local councillor Doc Anand and the Gosforth Against Graffiti...
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Newcastle City Council’s Labour leader Karen Kilgour to face no confidence vote this week

Newcastle’s council leader will face a vote to oust her from power this week, just two months into her reign. Karen Kilgour became the first...
Environment

Newcastle City Council insists there is ‘no alternative’ to huge incinerator burning rubbish

Council bosses claim they have no viable alternative to sending huge amounts of Newcastle’s waste to a massive incinerator in Redcar. Activists have long called...
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Lib Dems demand Labour apologise over Newcastle parks ‘failure’ as charity set to be scrapped

Liberal Democrats in Newcastle have demanded that council bosses apologise for what the party has labelled a “humiliating U-turn” on the city’s parks. Newcastle City...
Education

Newcastle City Council set to cut free home to school transport for post-16 SEND pupils

Free home to school transport for post-16 pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Newcastle is set to be scrapped. Council bosses are...
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