Newcastle City Council is in a good position moving into a new era according to a wide ranging report.
That was the message from the authority's new-look cabinet, which met for the first time on Monday to discuss a report looking at the council's performance over the past 12 months.
The document identified that there was an overall underspend against its £100,000 budget despite the continuing impact of Covid-19. A significant underspend of £3 million in corporate items was put down to additional Covid funding from the Government.