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Joint operation to tackle illegal sales of vapes and cigarettes to children

Almost £100,000 worth of illegal vapes and cigarettes have been seized following the latest joint operation by trading standards and police. Darlington Borough Council’s trading standards...

My Delhi wins big at the Just Eat Restaurant Awards

My Delhi, the popular Indian street food restaurant in Newcastle and Sunderland, is celebrating again after being named the winner of the Just Eat...

Newcastle Hospitals response to CQC report following two-day inspection

Newcastle Hospitals response to CQC report following two-day inspection embargoed until 00.01am – Friday 24 February 2023 NHS leaders have pledged to continue to improve how...

Fire deaths update

Fire service chiefs have issued a warning over the safe disposal of cigarettes and stressed reviews are being undertaken after a number of deaths...

Stevie Wonder to get freedom of Newcastle

Music legend Stevie Wonder is set to be awarded the Freedom of Newcastle. The American singer-songwriter is in line to get Newcastle’s top civic award...

‘Bad stuff will still happen’: Police commissioner says force doing everything it can to weed out rotten apples

Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner has said he can’t guarantee that there aren’t bad apples in the force, but has reiterated claims it is...

£23m cuts edge closer

Newcastle’s council leader has warned that a “building block of democracy” is under threat as massive budget cuts edge closer. City council chiefs expect they...

7% council house rent increase

Council house tenants in Newcastle will be hit by a 7% hike in their rent bills. City decision-makers agreed on Monday to impose the major...

£1.8m – the public cost of extending ‘vital link’ on demand bus service

An extension awarded to a subsidised ‘on demand’ bus service which aims to assist isolated rural communities will cost £1.8m in public cash. Tees Valley...

Council tax rise approved

Households in Darlington will see their council tax bills increase by five per cent, as the local authority responds to significant financial pressures. The price...

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