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Charity issues housing message at Great North Run with housing waiting lists at ‘critical levels’

The North East mayor has been urged to tackle a “social housing emergency” – with campaigners using the Great North Run to issue a...
Gateshead

Top three causes of work absences at Gateshead Council revealed

Post-op recovery, mental health, and musculoskeletal problems account for just over 50% of staff sickness leave at Gateshead Council, says report. Gateshead Council’s annual health...
Middlesborough

Mayor hails ‘massive endorsement’ of progress made after Government verdict on children’s services

Children’s services in Middlesbrough have been freed from Government oversight more than four years after a damning verdict was delivered on them. An inspection at...
Kirklees

Boost for major Kirklees transport schemes with others “pipelined” due to financial pressures

Though some of Kirklees’ major transport schemes have been paused due to financial difficulties, others are set to benefit from a £180m boost. Tuesday 10...
Community

Keir Starmer: ‘I’m worried about the rise of the far right’ but ‘I don’t think the UK is a racist country’

Yesterday the BBC held the first interview with new Prime Minister Keir Starmer since his electoral success in July. Held by interviewer Laura Kuenssberg...
London

Tributes flood in for the second anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing

It’s been two years since Queen Elizabeth II passed away after 70 years as Monarch of the United Kingdom, reigning from 1952-2022. Her Majesty...
Middlesborough

Green waste changes major factor behind 48% year-on-year rise in complaints suffered by council

Complaints involving Middlesbrough Council have leapt in the past 12 months, with changes to household waste collections a prime factor. A total of 1,889 complaints...
Ealing

Pregnant woman fleeing domestic abuse wrongly denied housing by Ealing Council

Ealing Council wrongly denied housing to a pregnant woman fleeing domestic abuse, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found. Despite evidence from...
Slough

Bankrupt council faces ‘challenge’ to raise £600 million from property sales

A sell-off of council-owned properties could raise less money than had been hoped, new documents have revealed. Slough Borough Council had hoped to raise £600...
Leeds

MPs urged to oppose cut to fuel payments as Lib Dems say thousands of pensioners will be hit

MPs are being urged to oppose a government plan to cut pensioners’ winter fuel payments. The city’s Liberal Democrat group said more than 140,000 pensioners in...
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