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Southlands Centre vote

Politicians are set to vote this week on whether to give plans for the new Southlands Centre the go-ahead. The proposals reveal the £3.7m facility...
North East

School bus fare rise questioned

A potential rise in the price of school bus fares in County Durham has been questioned by councillors. Durham County Council has proposed several changes...
North East

Conservatives launch election campaign

Darlington Conservatives have announced their ambition to gain overall control of the council for the first time in more than 40 years. Party members launched...
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All 0-rated food hygiene businesses

Teesside is packed full of restaurants, takeaways and food shops. However, not all have the level of hygiene and cleanliness you’d hope for. In Middlesbrough,...
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School to become academy as £2.9m deficit written off

A secondary school is due to join a multi-academy trust as part of plans to clear a £2.9 million deficit in its finances. Several years...
North East

Women ‘woefully underrepresented’ in Freedom of Newcastle

Two Newcastle MPs have demanded action to recognise more “woefully underrepresented” women with the city’s highest honour. Catherine McKinnell and Chi Onwurah have united in...
North East

Parking charge increases

The cost of car parking in more than 170 locations around Newcastle is set to jump next month. City bosses have confirmed plans to increase...
North East

Sikh temple plans approved

Plans for a new Sikh temple in a Sunderland suburb have been given the green light by city councillors. Sunderland City Council’s Planning and Highways...
North East

Taxi drivers’ anger at exclusion from CAZ help

Taxi drivers in South Tyneside have complained that they “can’t afford” to journey into Newcastle after being excluded from financial help from the new...
North East

Councillors decry vape packaging which could encourage underage use

Councillors have voiced their horror and outrage at supposedly child-friendly vape packaging discovered by Gateshead trading standards officials. Councillors from across the North East gathered...
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