Political figures from across the North East say infections rates are continuing to level off and claim the governmen...
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Mayor Jamie Driscoll has vowed not to agree to moving into Tier 3 without financial support
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The North Tyne Mayor has joined the mayors of Liverpool City and Greater Manchester in calling for more financial sup...
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North of Tyne Combined Authority chiefs have asked for £1.1bn of government cash in a new ‘levelling up’ devolution p...
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In a letter seen by the Chronicle, a Tory minister targets pushes for talks by September 24 over mending a divide bet...
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Plans to innovate new ways of cutting waste and drastically reducing household water use in Newcastle, Northumberland...
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There are concerns that many companies will not go back into offices once the pandemic is over, but the North of Tyne...
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Council bosses are once again pushing for power over bus services to be taken away from privately-owned companies and...
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North East politicians have accused transport ministers of pushing for a furlough of some of the struggling rail netw...
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The North of Tyne mayor has called for action to cover the train network’s massive losses, so that normal service can...
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It is hoped that the plans will create thousands of new jobs and help the region’s economy bounce back from the damag...
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The North of Tyne mayor angered Banks Mining, after using his column in The Journal to oppose their controversial pla...
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the huge investment plans in Wednesday’s Budget and Tyne and Wear is listed among th...
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Council bosses are expected to award a contract to install full fibre internet to 271 public buildings across rural N...
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The North of Tyne mayor has been accused by a council leader of 'not doing anything' to combat the climate emergency
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At least 50 residents from Newcastle, North Tyneside, and Northumberland will be chosen to come up with solutions to ...
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The region's leaders are set to sign off on the creation of a new body which would see residents selected at random t...
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North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll spoke to ChronicleLive about climate change as part of our #Do1Thing initiative
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The North of Tyne mayor turned down a new package of devolution powers in November and wants the Government to come u...
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The North of Tyne Combined Authority's budget plans for the next four years include no proposals to impose a mayoral ...
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The Newcastle City Council leader has warned that a total shutdown of the Tyne and Wear rail network this Friday and ...
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A number of senior figures claimed Jeremy Corbyn's unpopularity on the doorstep was behind Labour's collapse in the N...
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North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll has defended local authorities from campaigners who have accused them of not takin...
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The latest in a series of global climate strikes saw students walking out of lessons to demand action on climate change
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Metro improvements, a reopened railway and better cycle routes are all on the wishlist
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Jamie Driscoll has been told that he will only be given new transport powers if councils south of the Tyne reverse br...
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Latest financial predictions show that combined authority bosses expect to overspend the budget set aside for Jamie D...
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Here's what to expect as Northumberland gets set to host the first leg of the local stage of Tour of Britain which al...
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Jamie Driscoll wants local leaders to take back control of bus services, but operators say that reviving a North East...
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Plans for Europe's biggest observation wheel was approved by Newcastle councillors last week
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The Labour mayor's bid to create a locally-owned People's Bank is one step closer to becoming a reality, as council b...
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The North of Tyne Mayor will be urging Boris Johnson to give the region the power to take control of its buses.
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Campaigners are calling for a 'Walking and Cycling Commissioner' in the North East
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Council bosses have secured £12m from the government to help install full fibre internet in hundreds of public-owned ...
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There are fears that the city will have "no say" on where vital cash for transport upgrades is spent, now that it has...
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There will be areas in Northumberland which will not benefit
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The 'metro mayor tax' has already proved controversial in Greater Manchester and Liverpool
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Protesters will be on Gosforth High Street on Friday morning, forming a 'human chain' along the border of the cycle path
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Council bosses have revealed they are weeks from finding out if they will get a Government cash boost to improve broa...
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