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Asian Standard’s Most Influential List – North East 2025

Each year, with the support of our readers and communities, Asian Standard curates its Most Influential List to recognise British Asians who are shaping...
Culture

Council backs Newcastle centre for writing with £1m boost to buy listed building

A £1 million funding boost for efforts to create a UK-first centre for writing in Newcastle has been signed off. Newcastle City Council agreed to...
Newcastle

Plea to end ‘two-tier’ Newcastle transport system hurting West End areas cut off from Metro

The North East’s leaders have been urged to finally take action that would end the “two-tier public transport system” holding back communities in the...
Elections

Ex-Labour mayor Jamie Driscoll predicts party’s local election collapse in North East as he joins Greens

A former Labour mayor has predicted the party will lose control of four North East councils in 2026, as he announced he is joining...
Community

Prestigious Honorary Doctorate awarded to North East business leader

An Indian-born entrepreneur who rose from a £30-a-week paper boy to the helm of a multimillion-pound UK plc has been honoured by one of...
Elections

Newcastle Labour councillor defects to Greens and attacks government ‘failure

A Newcastle Labour councillor has defected to join the Green Party. Alistair Chisholm, a Labour councillor in the Ouseburn ward since 2018, has today announced...
Health

Newcastle hospitals await findings of fresh leadership review after CQC downgrade

Hospital bosses in Newcastle are awaiting the results of a fresh review, almost two years on from a highly critical report. The Care Quality Commission...
Education

Newcastle Council says SEND school transport U-turn was ‘the right thing’ and financially sustainable

A council U-turn to protect free school transport for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) from proposed cuts was “the right thing”...
Housing

Developer sought for £330m plan to transform Newcastle’s Forth Yards into new riverside neighbourhood

The hunt is on for a developer who can deliver a vast regeneration vision hailed as a “generational opportunity” to shape the future of...
Education

Newcastle councillors warn of “growing concern” as more young people fall out of education and work

There is “growing concern” about the number of Newcastle youngsters falling out of work or education. City leaders have expressed mounting worries about the number...
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