North East

Jewish organizations voice concerns to Labour Party amid ongoing controversy surrounding Jamie Driscoll’s North East mayoral campaign

Jewish groups have written to Labour over the controversy that has seen Jamie Driscoll excluded from the party’s North East mayor selection race. A war...

Responses towards Devolution Deal unveiled from each area

Every part of the North East that will join a new £4.2 billion devolution deal has reported public backing for the historic shakeup of...

Gateshead to dwell in South Asian culture with the Masala Festival

Gateshead based organisation GemArts has launch this year’s Masala Festival, a weeklong event to celebrate South Asian art and culture. This year, the Masala...

Public sees decline in ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ policing.

The public perception of good or excellent police work has seen a 'significant reduction' according to recent figures. According to a crime prevention report, the...

Driscoll engages in heated confrontation with prominent frontbencher

Jamie Driscoll clashed with a Labour frontbencher on Wednesday in the ongoing war of words over the North East mayor job. A feud erupted last...

Politicians trade blows as government blocks release of Teesworks investigation correspondence

Politicians traded blows before the government blocked the release of documents linked to the Teesworks investigation. Labour attempted to force the government to release all...

Call for crackdown on vape ‘epidemic’

A worried parent has called for a crackdown on a vaping “epidemic” among children on Tyneside. Council bosses have been urged to launch new action...

Conservative and Labour financial spat

The departing Conservative leader of Darlington Borough Council has praised his party’s financial management – and urged the new Labour leader to spend the...

Campaigner’s protest against council’s children’s services ‘effectively put a target’ on social workers’ backs

A man’s protest campaign against a council’s children’s services department “crossed a threshold” and was tantamount to putting a target on social workers’ backs,...

Coach company’s CAZ grant anger

The boss of a coach firm has hit out at “crazy” restrictions around the Newcastle Clean Air Zone (CAZ) that have prevented him from...

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