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Newcastle City Council to go ahead with pedestrianisation despite challenges.

Council bosses have not given up on major pedestrianisation plans in Newcastle city centre, despite shelving a bid to ban traffic from one of...

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Newcastle taxis adopt black and white makeover to combat unlicensed drivers

Newcastle’s taxis are set for a black and white makeover in a bid to stop unlicensed drivers preying on vulnerable people. Council chiefs have announced...

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Foodbank’s busiest month in 10 years

The strains of the Covid pandemic and the crippling cost of living have made Newcastle’s biggest foodbank busier than ever before. The West End Foodbank...

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Increased Newcastle to Middlesbrough trains

Train services between Newcastle and Middlesbrough are set to become more regular – though plans for an improved timetable have been slightly delayed. Northern has...

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Only 52 grants issued from Clean Air Zone

Only 52 people have secured grants to help them upgrade to cleaner vehicles under Newcastle’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ), five months after the cash...

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Worries over people out of work

Worries have emerged over the “concerning” number of people in Newcastle who have left the workforce. While there have been fears nationally about a rising...

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Euro 2028 bid would ‘put Newcastle on the world map’

Becoming a host city for Euro 2028 would “help put Newcastle on the world map”, excited city leaders say. St James’ Park was named on...

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Police station plans finally approved

A £5m overhaul of an abandoned Newcastle police station has finally been approved. After years of wrangling over the future of the former station on...

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Kemp’s praise for NUFC fans

Newcastle’s council leader has paid tribute to the “incredible and inspiring” NUFC fans who took over London last weekend. Nick Kemp hailed the travelling Toon...

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Stevie Wonder freedom of the city confirmed

Stevie Wonder has been hailed as “an inspiration” as city leaders agreed to award the music legend the Freedom of Newcastle. Councillors voted on Wednesday...

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