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Jesmond bollards scrapped: Council confirms it will remove Low Traffic Neighbourhood next week

Jesmond’s controversial Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) will be axed, it has been announced. Bollards installed last year to block traffic from cutting through residential streets...
North East

Gateshead Council chief executive Sheena Ramsey to step down following elections in May

Gateshead Council’s chief executive Sheena Ramsey will step down from her role following elections in May. Tributes have already started to come in from both...
North East

Gateshead Quayside arena and Durham business parks to get cash boost from North East devolution deal

A new arena on the Gateshead Quayside and two Durham business parks are the first beneficiaries of cash secured through the North East’s devolution...
North East

Teesworks review: The good, the bad and the ugly

While the result of an investigation into the Teesworks project has cleared leaders of any corruption or illegality, it is far from a clean...
North East

An independent inquiry clears Teeswork’s development of corruption allegations

An independent inquiry has found no evidence to support allegations of corruption or illegality linked to the finances at the controversial Teesworks development. The review...
North East

Newcastle Clean Air Zone generates more than £2 million from tolls and fines in first year

Drivers have paid more than £2m in tolls and fines in the first year of Newcastle’s Clean Air Zone. Today marks 12 months since...
North East

Tyne and Wear Metro’s new trains hit by yet another major delay as misery mounts for passengers

The Tyne and Wear Metro’s new trains have been hit with yet another major blow, as questions continue to surround the delayed introduction of...
Health

Anger at Newcastle pharmacy closures as people face hour-long queues at ‘overwhelmed’ chemists

A spate of pharmacy closures is having “devastating” consequences for some of Newcastle’s most vulnerable people, politicians have warned. Councillors have hit out at a...
North East

Homeless bed cuts could leave people for dead on Newcastle streets, former rough sleepers fear

Slashing the number of beds available for Newcastle’s homeless will leave more people fearing for their lives on the city’s streets, former rough sleepers...
North East

TVCA Cabinet approves £1bn transport package for Tees Valley

Work on a £1bn package of transport development across the Tees Valley will press ahead after the plans were given the nod by the...
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