The 6,000 Newcastle fans travelling to the Stadium of Light will have to do so on designated coaches due to concerns ...
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As a massive demonstration was staged outside Go North East's Dunston depot, Unite leaders said their members will no...
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Councillors have questioned why the North of Tyne Combined Authority has brought in an outside marketing firm to prod...
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The Government now says that funding from the scrapped HS2 northern leg "could part fund" the Leamside Line's restora...
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Jamie Driscoll called on Wednesday for the Northern Powerhouse Rail project to take priority over HS2, in a break fro...
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A month on from his dramatic exit from the Labour Party, Mr Driscoll has raised more than £130,000 for his campaign f...
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Kim McGuinness and Jamie Driscoll have both spoken out against the Bibby Stockholm, following reports that Tyneside w...
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Jamie Driscoll's decision to become an independent was the elephant in the room as the region's leaders met on Tuesda...
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Just minutes after Ms McGuinness was announced as the Labour candidate for North East mayor, Mr Driscoll quit the par...
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The North of Tyne mayor says he will now sit as an independent and run the the North East mayoral election next May, ...
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The Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner defeated former MEP Paul Brannen in Labour's selection contest, from wh...
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A number of top union officials have demanded a U-turn in the party’s stance on the sitting North of Tyne mayor
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A dispute over the North of Tyne mayor's exclusion from a longlist of Labour candidates has engulfed the party this week
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The North of Tyne mayor clashed with MP Nick Thomas-Symonds on the BBC's Politics Live show on Wednesday
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The North of Tyne mayor continues to battle against "London Labour HQ" after he was barred from taking part in a sele...
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The North of Tyne mayor has said he will see out his term no matter what, but has not ruled out the possibility of le...
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Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram have spoken out in support of Jamie Driscoll, after he was blocked from Labour's cand...
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The sitting North of Tyne mayor has been barred from standing as Labour's candidate for an election next year, after ...
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In a stunning twist to the mayoral race, the sitting North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll has been left off the Labour ...
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Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness began her mayoral campaign on Monday with a visit to the Dog...
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The selection race to decide the Labour Party's candidate for the mayoralty begins today, with the winner set to be t...
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The struggling rail operator's services will be taken under public control from May 28, the Government has announced
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North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll has criticised Sir Keir's U-turn on a commitment made during his leadership campai...
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Five Labour mayors from across the North have urged ministers not to renew the First Group's contract, which is due t...
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The Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner aid that the deal “entirely fails to offset the damage done” by austerity
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The Jewish Labour Movement has called for an apology from Jamie Driscoll, after he hosted an event at Newcastle's Liv...
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A new mayor for the region is due to be elected next year and there are hopes that they will quickly be given a raft ...
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Labour's North of Tyne mayor and the shadow transport secretary pledged major upgrades, including the reopening of th...
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North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll said there were "economic ramifications that don’t stack up” for the Strawberry Pl...
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Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness has confirmed she wants to be North East mayor, pitting her ...
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One of the Labour leaders who has negotiated the £4.2bn deal with the Government says it is "not levelling up", but i...
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A massive deal to elect a mayor covering a huge patch stretching from Berwick to Bishop Auckland is edging closer
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Council leaders are still split on whether to let County Durham into the long-awaited devolution deal
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Regional leaders had hoped to set up two sprawling low-tax zones covering sites in Newcastle, North Tyneside, and Nor...
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One council chief executive warned that the recent upheaval in Westminster has made it 'really tricky' to know when t...
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The arrival of another new Prime Minister is the latest potential stumbling block to a long-awaited deal to reunite t...
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A regeneration of towns on the Northumberland Line and a boost to green energy jobs are the focus of two bids stretch...
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One North East MP accused the government of having "lost all credibility" after dropping plans to cut the top rate of...
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Jamie Driscoll fears that the Government's plans could simply displace jobs from one area to another
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