North East

Long term Covid treatment begins

There are 69 hospitals trusts treating patients with long term Covid symptoms The assessment centres are taking referrals from GPs for people experiencing brain fog,...

Impact of the lockdown on Muslim women in the UK

The Muslim Women Council has commissioned a report on the impact of the lockdown on Muslim Women across the UK. The aim of the study...

Call to not split up North East into different tiers

By Daniel Holland LDRS Parts of the North East with lower Covid infection rates should not be allowed to break away from the rest of...

Gateshead Health boss warns of “inevitable” spike in Covid cases

By Herbert Soden LDRS A Gateshead health boss warned that household mixing over Christmas will “inevitably see an acceleration of cases again” as it was...

North East remains in Tier 3

North East leaders have reacted to the announcement by the Health Secretary that the region will remain in the highest tier of Covid restrictions. Health...

North East economic shock if no deal Brexit

By Daniel Holland LDRS City leaders have warned that Newcastle’s economy will be hit with a devastating shock in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The...

More than 2,000 vaccine jabs administered on Teesside so far

by Alex Metcalfe LDRS More than 2,000 Teessiders have received covid vaccines so far – but there have been concerns about how jabs are being...

North East leaders slam Brexit negotiations

By James Harrison LDRS North East leaders have slammed the ‘dream reality’ of the government’s final Brexit negotiations. UK and EU officials are still trying to...

Mental health demand to increase on Wearside

By James Harrison LDRS NHS chiefs for Wearside are braced for a ‘tsunami of demand’ for mental health services off the back of the coronavirus...

£18.6m defecit for Gateshead Council in 2021

By Herbert Soden LDRS Gateshead Council has warned it faces an £18.6m black hole in the next financial year. The bleak picture was outlined in a...

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