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BKW residents unite for VE Day picnic with a message of unity and remembrance

Families across the BKW estate gathered in good spirits on Saturday 10 May for a lively VE Day picnic, bringing together more than 150...
Finance

Push against North East Transport’s “unfair” pass cost

North East transport bosses have been urged to remove an “unfair” disparity in the cost of a pass offering older or disabled people cheaper...
Education

Middlesbrough ward has highest ‘child poverty’ rate nationally

A Middlesbrough ward has the highest levels of child poverty in the entire country, new figures show. Newport ward sees 85% of its children living...
Finance

Rise in Middlesbrough Council employees earning over ‘£50,000 a year’

A council has seen a 73.5% increase in the number of its employees who earn more than £50,000 a year, but has attributed the...
Jobs

New Cleveland Chief Constable to undergo “personality/psychometric testing”

The recruitment process to find a new Cleveland Police chief constable to replace the retiring Mark Webster is to begin this week. The Local Democracy...
North East

More police officers for Cleveland after “a decade of decline”

Cleveland Police is set to benefit from up to 51 new officers, all due to be in post within a year. The split will see...
Business & Finance

Teesworks dropped appeal in legal battle against PD Ports

Teesworks Ltd has dropped its appeal against a High Court ruling in a legal battle against PD Ports. The port operator was declared “clearly the...
North East

TVCA accused of “removing citizen’s rights” through policy changes

The Tees Valley Combined Authority has been accused of “removing citizen’s rights” with changes preventing the public from submitting questions ahead of meetings. Conservative Mayor...
North East

Government yet to respond to TVCA letter, even after ‘six months’

Six months after sending a letter to the Government, a combined authority is still waiting for a response. Thursday 27 March marks exactly six months...
Finance

Council tax ‘rising by around 5%’ across the North East

Council tax bills across the North East are rising by around 5% this year, as MPs complain that the “regressive” charges are in need...
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