North East

North East

MPs call for free bus passes for young people to reverse ‘decade of decline’

Bus travel should be free for everyone aged under 22 in England and local authorities should commit to minimum levels of service being provided,...
North East

Outrage as every university in North of England excluded from Government’s £54m talent fund

The Government has been accused of undermining the North of England, after excluding every one of its universities from a £54 million talent fund. Mayors,...
Newcastle

Hopes new writing centre will help bridge funding gap between London and North East

North East leaders say a planned multi-million pound Centre for Writing will help bridge the gap in cultural funding between London and the North...
North East

Multi-million pound cash boost agreed for Shields Ferry landing after costs spiral

A multi-million pound cash boost for the new landing for the Shields Ferry has been approved. Fears for the future of the beloved ferry...
North East

£28m child poverty plan in North East

A £28.6 million action plan to cut child poverty in the North East has been unveiled. Mayor Kim McGuinness has published a new strategy aimed...
North East

Vandalism hits new Swiss-made Metro carriages

A window of one of the Tyne and Wear Metro’s new trains was smashed this week, in the first major act of vandalism against...
North East

£450m arts and culture funding gap between London and the North revealed

A £450 million “culture chasm” between London and the North of England is adding to a “vicious cycle of regional inequality”, a new report...
North East

No deputy for police and crime commissioner as ‘continuity plan’ is agreed

Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner Matt Storey has ruled out appointing a full-time deputy. PCCs in a number of police areas including the likes of...
Durham

North East ‘dire statistics’ on life expectancy, have improvements ‘under way’

Despite recent dire statistics on life expectancies in the North East, improvements are already under way, cllrs have been told. Cllrs gathered from seven North...
North East

NORTH EAST/SUNDERLAND: Nandy ‘determined’ to back Crown Works

The Government is “determined” to support the development of Sunderland’s Crown Works Studios after a major investor had pulled out, a senior Labour minister...
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