1+ week, 37+ min ago   (574+ words) North East Mayor Kim McGuinness, the region’s local authorities and its medium-sized businesses will all have roles in delivering the government’s economic growth agenda, backed by funds from the British Business Bank and the National Wealth Fund. Chancellor John Healey,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (597+ words) Plans to rebuild Hadrian House in Newcastle city centre as a 21-storey student accommodation block, Corstorphine & Wright Architects via Newcastle City Council A £60 million student housing tower that would be among Newcastle’s tallest buildings has been approved. Councillors have signed…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (703+ words) Daniel Astley, Reform UK councillor for Benwell, Scotswood and Denton Burn, speaking at a Newcastle City Council meeting on 2 September 2026. A Reform UK councillor in Newcastle has been criticised for appearing to endorse a “vile” conspiracy theory. Benwell, Scotswood and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (376+ words) Beachgoers are being urged to prevent a plastics “nightmare” on the region’s coast as the nurdle clear-up continues. As efforts by both volunteers and local authority staff continue to clear beaches of small plastic pellets known as nurdles, the public…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (374+ words) Plans to rebuild Hadrian House in Newcastle city centre as a 21-storey student accommodation block, Corstorphine & Wright Architects via Newcastle City Council Civic Centre officials cancelled this week’s planning committee meeting due to the new set of national planning rules…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (427+ words) Cllr Catchpole, screenshot from Facebook It was reported on 20 August that Ian Catchpole, who represents Sedgefield on Durham County Council had accused the Reform leaders of County Durham Council of treating the issue of mental health with what was described…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (590+ words) The North East region’s two metro mayors, Kim McGuinness and Lord Ben Houchen, are getting almost £10mn over three years to help them achieve Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s ambition to get rough sleepers off three streets. Charities are getting around £3mn more....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (530+ words) Newcastle City Council is using an Amazon contact centre and associated artificial intelligence (AI) services to handle some residents’ requests for services. The benefits are claimed to include faster response times. The risks are acknowledged by the government to include…...