"People are terrified" about how a cost-of-living crisis could hit Newcastle in the coming months - and Newcastle City Council execs have warned of "red flags" suggesting inflation over the year ahead could hit the city's poorest people hard.
Leading Newcastle charity figures also joined council leader Coun Nick Forbes in highlighting their fears over he impact rising energy prices could have around the city - and health bosses worried about how this could exacerbate our already-strained mental health, too.
This comes just a day after Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the North East was again the UK's worst hit area for unemployment.
