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Middlesbrough Council faces financial crisis: an urgent plea for government support to avoid bankruptcy

Emergency financial help is now needed to avoid effective bankruptcy, leaders at Middlesbrough Council have been told. In a stark warning to the Executive, a...
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Labour’s shadow education secretary has promised to tackle an absence “crisis” in schools

Labour’s shadow education secretary has promised to tackle an absence “crisis” in schools, amid claims that more than 10,000 pupils across the North East...
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Spiralling costs for taxis strain Newcastle Council finances

Spiralling costs for taxis to take children to and from school are putting yet more “severe” strain on stretched council finances in Newcastle. Civic centre...
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Major plans are in the works to prevent a repeat of catastrophic flooding in Newcastle

City bosses are set to launch a project aimed at avoiding the kind of devastation suffered during the infamous Thunder Thursday deluge when a...
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Ben Houchen’s vision of progress for Teesside

As Ben Houchen stepped from the podium to a round of applause from his supporters at his election campaign launch, Elton John’s “I’m still...
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Nissan’s expansion drive: green light for innovative warehouses at Sunderland manufacturing hub

Plans for new storage warehouses at the home of Nissan on Wearside have been given the green light by city councillors. Sunderland City Council’s Planning...
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Conservative and Labour politicians’ reactions to Mayor Ben Houchen’s pledge for a new hospital on Teesside

Conservative and Labour politicians have given their reactions to Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen’s election pledge to build a new state-of-the-art hospital on Teesside. Mr...
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Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has pledged to build a new hospital for Teesside

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has pledged to build a new hospital for Teesside as he launched his election campaign for a third term. He...
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Grainger Market traders have reacted to big plans to give the centre a multi-million-pound facelift

Grainger Market traders have reacted to big plans to give the centre a multi-million-pound facelift – and have called on council chiefs to get...
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Tyne-Wear derby sparks controversy over fans restrictions

A political row has broken out over the policing of this weekend’s Tyne-Wear derby after a mayor claimed fans were being treated like “hooligans”. North...
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