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PCC accused of dodging accountability on job cuts

A North East police boss has been accused of dodging public accountability over major cuts that will see more than 100 community jobs lost. The...
North East

Conservative councillor defects to Labour

A Sunderland Conservative councillor ‘crossed the floor’ in a shock defection to the Labour Party this week. Ryhope councillor Usman Ali has left the Conservative...
North East

Pothole funding ‘falls far short’

The Government’s £200m pledge to fix the country’s potholes would barely be enough to pay for Newcastle’s huge backlog alone, council bosses have complained. Chancellor...
North East

Northumbria Police Funding

Leading North East Labour figures have slammed the Government for 13 years of austerity that has left Northumbria Police facing a perilous financial situation. Police...
North East

TEWV NHS Trust: Government responds to inquiry call

The government has yet to confirm whether it will launch a public inquiry into a health trust after a damning report described a “deteriorating...
North East

New chief exec name

Councillors are set to vote to appoint a new chief executive after the former boss announced he was standing down. Politicians will vote on whether...
North East

High street bollards removed

Gosforth High Street’s infamous bollards are no more. Council engineers moved early on Monday morning to finally get rid of the much-maligned poles that have...
North East

Mayor takes swipe at council over MDC

The Tees Valley Mayor has claimed a council’s actions have been an “absolute shambles” during the creation of a new development body. Tory mayor Ben...
North East

Tyne Tunnel boss quits

The boss of the Tyne Tunnel has left his job. Philip Smith has quit as chief executive of tunnel operator TT2 to “pursue new opportunities”,...
North East

TEWV NHS Trust: Report into mental health provision

A damning report has detailed a health trust’s campaign of alleged bullying and failure to protect patients before the tragic death of three teenagers. The...
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