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The people of Newcastle will hit the polls next week (Image: Adobe Stock)

2 high-ranking Labour councillors in Newcastle announce resignation

Alistair Chisholm (second from left) with new Green Party colleagues Khaled Musharraf, Sarah Peters, and Nick Hartley. Photo: Green Party.

Newcastle Labour councillor defects to Greens and attacks government

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers a speech in the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street, ahead of the forthcoming Budget. Reeves has warned that 'each of us must do our bit', signalling possible tax rises (Photo: WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves says 'each of us must do our bit' — what it may cost you

New images released of “state-of-the-art” Newcastle leisure centre

Margaret Thatcher, pictured with a bronze bust of her by artist Beatrice Murray in 1975, become an MP before the second wave of feminism and without a sisterhood to support her (Picture: Hilaria McCarthy/Daily Express/Hulton Archive)

'Furious' - Tory claims North East has 'fond memories' of Thatcher

£130,000 councillor allowance hike amid consultation on seven schools

'Constant threat of violence' - Tackling "hidden" female homelessness

Councillors vote through set of 'obscene' pay rises for themselves

Sally Dallow

Newcastle law firm awarded EcoVadis Gold for third consecutive year

Council leaders reject calls to axe £2bn waste incinerator project

The extensive damage at Vermont House.

Man admits setting fire to MP's office and causing £500k of damage

The fire at Druridge Bay. Picture: Gill Battye

Call for crackdown on law-breakers after out-of-control beach campfire

Newcastle MP quits following Angela Rayner resignation reshuffle

Councillors vote to axe controversial £2.1b. incinerator project

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the Government's annual budget to Parliament on October 30, 2024 (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves announces 2025 Autumn Budget date - what to expect

Local councillor Tom Woodwark with a fallen tree in Gosforth Central Park

Region could be hit hardest by 'incomprehensible' fire service cuts

North East mayor Kim McGuinness and North Northumberland MP David Smith speaking to members of the Alnwick Business Forum

Decades-long dualling campaign for major road 'not off the table'

Report Author Poppy Bramford, Enginuity Policy Manager

Nine in 10 SMEs say labour costs risk driving up prices

Rachel Reeves has promised that completing the restoration of the Tyne Bridge will be just the first step in fixing up the North East’s crumbling infrastructure.

Chancellor: we're going to fix North East’s crumbling infrastructure

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Labour restores Winter Fuel Payment to millions of pensioners

The Tyne Bridge, a year into its restoration project.

Tyne Bridge restoration funding finally secured after cash promise

The funding could benefit hundreds of schools across the country

Huge investment into 'crumbling' schools - what it means for pupils

Emma Foody MP. Photo: Andy Commins

MP slams "unreliable" North East buses in Parliament

Ian Lavery MP. Photo: Andy Commins/Reach PLC.

Blyth MP: Kier Starmer's immigration speech encourages racism

The North East will be hit harder than any other part of England by the Government’s planned cuts to Personal Independence Payments

North East to be worst hit by PIP cuts with 'devastating' loss

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Region needs 7,000 more construction workers to meet housing raget

Karen Kilgour, the leader of Newcastle City Council. Photo: Newcastle City Council. Free to reuse for all LDR partners.

I think Newcastle can become the centre of a Northern revival

Net zero progress 'impossible' to judge as target draws closer

Government 'keen to support' Newcastle United stadium plans

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Spring Statement: relief but unconvinced - I’m still reeling from cuts

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PIP reforms - what changes to disability benefits could mean for you

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Short-term growth concern, long-term resilience: New report on UK manufacturing ...

Newcastle City Council approve city-wide cuts - What it means

Malcolm Farrow, OFTEC, is urging more people to explore a career as a heating technician

More heating apprentices needed in the North East as industry faces skills crisi...

Vicki Michelle supports the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting - Animal News Agency

'Allo 'Allo! star Vicki Michelle urges Newcastle residents to write to their MP ...

Newcastle residents can help by writing to their MP - Animal News Agency

Stars including Ricky Gervais and Dame Judi Dench need help of Newcastle residen...

Pupils at Winchester College, one of the UK's most famous private schools

How Britons really feel about VAT on private school fees

General views of St James' Park from nearby Leazes Park.

Newcastle parks transfer on hold as council set for full debate

A still from the video to Freezing This Christmas by Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers

Who are Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers?

A petition calling a general election has been signed by over 1 million people. Pictured: Keir Starmer. Photo: STEFAN ROUSSEAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

How online petitions work and what happens at a million signatures

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Tyne Bridge funding in doubt as MP asks Government to stick to promise

Council looking for high street support after £3m programme ends
Council bosses in Newcastle are searching for extra cash to carry on a project to revitalise some of the city’s struggling high streets.

South African campaigner Melanie Verwoerd met with Liz Twist and thanked her for her support for Ban Trophy Hunting - Animal News Agency

Dame Judi Dench's impassioned appeal on trophy hunting after Blaydon MP meets wi...

There have been concerns that private schools raising fees in response will edge out many families

Explainer Why private schools will be taking on the Government in legal battle

The winter fuel payment cut is hitting millions of pensioners

Union threatens legal action over Labour's Winter Fuel Payment cuts

36 per cent of those polled adopt a "you can't take it with you" approach, spending their cash while they can, rather than putting it aside for emergencies.

Almost a third of Brits find rainy day funds outdated

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK families to get free cash as Household Support Fund is extended

Labour scraps A1 development plans as Budget brands it 'unaffordable'

Child plays with building blocks.

Watch: Measures for families announced in Rachel Reeves’ budget

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: key takeaways as Reeves unveils £40 billion tax rise

Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament in October 2024.

Watch: Potential tax rises and who could be worse off following budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to give a speech at the Treasury in July 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images)

What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

Cllr Martin Gannon

Region demands 'certainty' amid rumours transport budget cut rumours

Radical action is needed to tackle teacher recruitment and retention

Tackling the teacher recruitment and retention crisis: lessons for the new gover...

Sir Keir Starmer speaks at Prime Minister’s Questions.

Watch: Keir Starmer addresses reason for cuts to winter fuel allowance

The free school breakfast clubs will build on support for families already available, the Department for Education says

When Labour's free school breakfasts will start - what we know so far

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