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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...

Free school meals agreed over Christmas in Kirklees

Plans to spend around £700,000 on free school meal vouchers have been formally agreed upon, ensuring thousands of vulnerable children across Kirklees stay healthy...

More children being educated at home due to Covid

By Tony Earnshaw LDRS The coronavirus pandemic has prompted more parents in Kirklees to educate their children at home. In 2019-20 there were 668 children and...

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...

GP’s in Bradford deliver first coronavirus vaccine

Mohammed Bostan, age 95, was one of the first people to receive their vaccination at Long Lee Surgery, Keighley. Mohammed said, "If I can help...

£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...

Covid vaccinations have begun in Bradford

An eighty-five-year-old retired engineering supervisor from Clayton, iwas one of the first patients to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the district. William Drake had...

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