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30,000 hours stuck on hold: Astonishing wait times for Newcastle City Council phoneline revealed

Callers spent an astonishing 30,000 hours on hold while trying to speak to Newcastle City Council last year. New figures have revealed the huge scale...
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Gateshead Council gets £1.4m to help socially prescribed bike schemes and improve active travel

Gateshead Council has received £1.4m from the Department of Transport to help encourage cycling and walking. The money will go towards developing “active travel hubs”...
Business & Finance

Mayor’s anger over rapid Government U-turn as Liz Truss’ investment zone plans dropped

A North East mayor has hit out at the Government over plans to heavily scale back one of Liz Truss’ flagship policies. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt...
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Middlesbrough schools dish out nearly 1,100 suspensions in just seven weeks

Middlesbrough schools dished out nearly 1,100 suspensions to children last half term. In the seven weeks between the first school day in September and the...
Business & Finance

My Delhi named Best Street Food Restaurant in UK for second year running

My Delhi scooped two national awards at the prestigious Asian Curry Awards in Mayfair, London held on Sunday, 20 November. With branches in Newcastle and...
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Hunt promises multi-billion pound North East devolution deal ‘shortly’ – but doubt still surrounds Durham

The future of a multi-billion pound devolution deal for the North East remains unclear – despite Jeremy Hunt promising it will be announced soon. The...
Business & Finance

Plans for new ‘investment zones’ in Teesside dropped following Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement

Much-vaunted plans for new ‘investment zones’ set for Teesside have been dropped by the Government less than two months after they were announced. Expressions of...
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Newcastle Clean Air Zone: Cash grants of up to £16,000 to help drivers dodge pollution tolls

Cash grants to help drivers upgrade high-polluting vehicles and dodge new tolls in Newcastle city centre will be launched next week. Council bosses have finally...
Community

Darlington residents encouraged to report anti social behaviour in a new joint campaign

"Make your voice heard about anti-social behaviour – don’t suffer in silence." That’s the message of a new joint campaign by Darlington Borough Council, Durham...
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Tyne Tunnel toll will rise by up to 50p in 2023 as councillors warned of ‘astonishing’ energy bills

The cost of driving through the Tyne Tunnel will jump by up to 50p in 2023. Councillors voted on Tuesday to increase the price of...
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