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Barking and Dagenham plans public café at St Chad’s cricket pavilion

A new public café could open at St Chad's Park under plans to refurbish a long-standing cricket pavilion in Barking and Dagenham. Barking and Dagenham...

SEND travel buddy scheme could be scrapped in Newham cost-cutting drive

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Newham could lose access to a travel buddy scheme. It is a scheme designed to...

Sunderland MP demands faster action over Tyne nurdle pollution

Days after one of the companies involved in the Tyne nurdle spill admitted the clean-up operation had "not met community expectations", pressure is continuing...

Cost of tearing down Gateshead Flyover rises to £31m

The cost of demolishing the Gateshead Flyover has risen by millions of pounds, with the project now expected to cost around £31 million significantly higher...

North East mayor calls for new era of devolution as power shift promised

The North East mayor has called for a "fundamental shift" in power away from London, setting out a series of demands aimed at giving...

Decision delayed on plans for Darlington home aesthetics clinic

Plans to open a private aesthetics clinic from a residential property in Darlington have been delayed after councillors said they did not have enough...

Council approves alcohol licence for new Greek restaurant in Woodlesford

A Greek restaurant in Woodlesford has been granted permission to serve alcohol after councillors approved a premises licence despite objections from nearby residents. Leeds City...

120 affordable homes set for approval on former Leeds banking site

Plans to build 120 affordable homes on the site of a former Lloyds Banking Group office in west Leeds are set to be approved...

Cleaner air could prevent 44,000 premature deaths in London by 2050, report says

Cleaner air could prevent 44,000 premature deaths and add £2.2bn to London's economy by 2050, new research suggests. A report commissioned by Clean Air Fund...

Barking and Dagenham pays up to £30m a year in interest on £1bn regeneration debt

Debts of more than £1 billion have left Barking and Dagenham Council paying between £20 million and £30 million a year in interest. However, ...

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