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Newcastle councillors refuse to give themselves 5% salary rise on day that thousands strike over pay

While the £460 uplift was roundly rejected by councillors, concerns have been raised that a failure to increase pay will discourage people from entering local politics

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Landmark £4bn North East devolution deal will bring 'power to the people'

The details of the deal were revealed on Wednesday morning

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Doubts surround plans for Newcastle's huge Whey Aye wheel – with approval set to lapse in six months

Developers have until June to start work on the £100m scheme, while it has emerged that a deal for them to lease the land at the old Spillers flour mill has already lapsed

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North East leaders vent fury over 'unthinkable' 5% rise in council tax bills during cost of living crisis

Council chiefs in Newcastle, Durham, and Gateshead all spoke out on Tuesday over the prospect of local authorities being expected to impose a major increase in residents' bills

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Council won't claw back cash from controversial developer – and admits to rising costs for unfinished homes

Newcastle City Council has confirmed it will not seek to reclaim any of the £2m it has paid to developer Orca, which is behind an incomplete housing development in Gosforth

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Council tax and Newcastle parking charges to rise under plans to slash £23m from budget

Local authority bosses also plan to cut spending on social services, delete more than 30 vacant civic centre jobs, and end a cycle training programme for school children

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Lib Dems 'incensed' after being blocked from asking question on building firm linked to council leader

The opposition party was preventing from asking about Nick Kemp's relationship to Orca LGS Solutions on Wednesday

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Construction firm with links to Newcastle Labour leader stripped of council housing contract

The local authority said that Orca LGS Solutions, which council leader Nick Kemp has previously lobbied on behalf of, had not met the 'required contractual performance'

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Council leader defends Newcastle cost of living response after branding critics 'facile and insulting'

Liberal Democrats accused city leaders of not taking enough action to support residents this winter

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New council leader could be forced out under Newcastle Labour members' bid to ban lobbyists

A motion to disqualify lobbyists from being selected as Labour candidates could spell trouble for Nick Kemp, just months into his reign as council leader

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Newcastle warm rooms plan promised in 'a couple of weeks' as council faces pressure over cost of living

Empty shops in Eldon Square have been suggested as one potential location that could be used to help people keep warm this winter, while household bills are on the rise

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Liz Truss told to take 'decisive, radical action' to save North East families from energy bill disaster

The foreign secretary is set to move into 10 Downing Street on Tuesday after defeating Rishi Sunak to win the Conservative Party leadership contest

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Blackett Street vision put under review as progress stalls on inquiry into pedestrianisation plans

A change in leadership at the top of the city council has cast further doubt over the controversial plans, which would have to go before a government inspector to be approved

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The Northern Agenda: Right to buy is evil, says Labour council leader

Margaret Thatcher's polarising policy allowed council tenants a chance to buy their own home at a discounted rate

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Newcastle City Council leader Nick Kemp brands right to buy scheme 'evil'

The scheme helps tenants buy their council homes and is set to be extended to housing association tenants

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Leaders come together to push Newcastle's case to host Great British Railways HQ

The city is one of six places on the shortlist for the new body that will run the UK's rail system

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Newcastle City Council staff warn morale at 'rock bottom' and accuse bosses of 'wall of secrecy'

Responses to a staff survey also revealed concerns over the number of senior staff leaving the council, though others praised the commitment of hard-working frontline staff

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Newcastle Central Station picket lines getting 'amazing public support' on second day of rail strike

Public have offered food, drinks and solidarity with strikers, and Newcastle City Council leader Nick Kemp has visited the picket line

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Newcastle council boss wants to 'redefine' city brand – and takes inspiration from Manchester worker bee

Nick Kemp has set out his priorities after taking over at the civic centre, having promised a "complete reset" of the city's frontline services

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Dropping £50-a-day tolls for Newcastle Clean Air Zone 'too good to be true', says council leader

Nick Kemp says the charging plans are 'just penalising people', but he doesn't expect to be able to abandon the controversial tolls as Greater Manchester is trying to

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'Confused' Grey Street transformation in doubt as new Newcastle Council leader pledges rethink

Nick Kemp is planning a review into the proposed pedestrianisation of Newcastle's most beautiful street, as part of a promised reset at the civic centre

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Blackett Street pedestrianisation bid still up in the air with public inquiry yet to be triggered

City transport bosses are yet to ask the Planning Inspectorate to arrange a hearing that will decide the street's future, two months after councillors gave approval to do so

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The Tyne Bridge WILL get much-needed facelift as funding is approved by Government

One of Tyneside’s best-known landmarks has received the rubber-stamp from Government to restore it to its former glory

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Meet Newcastle's new first citizen after only non-white lord mayor in 800 years hands over chains

Dene and South Gosforth councillor Karen Robinson succeeds Habib Rahman in the city's top ceremonial post

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Sheriff of Newcastle apologises for 'grossly inappropriate' gun joke after Texas school shooting

Veronica Dunn remarked that she "would not be responsible for what I might do" if she were given access to a gun cupboard in her new ceremonial role

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