2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (280+ words) A train decked out in the new GBR livery. Credit: UK Government Teesside MPs have welcomed a £1bn government investment that will fund the construction of 29 new trains, which will travel between Redcar, Middlesbrough and the north west. The new rolling…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (681+ words) Newspaper offices used to be in prominent city centre locations, Used with permission A newspaper seller shouts out the headline, preceded by a cry of “Evenin’ ‘Co!” which sounds more like a strangled seagull than English. People queue up to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (460+ words) Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner Matt Storey. Picture/credit: Office of the Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner A police and crime commissioner (PCC) has slammed a £2mn sum handed to Cleveland Police from the government. Labour’s Matt Storey said it was…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (170+ words) As a science teacher of 30 years, the use of salt on roads or the corrosion of ferrous metals, wisely protected by paint or plastics is no news to anyone who has gone through the national curriculum. How does Newcastle City…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (252+ words) Newcastle City Council has now granted planning permission for the former Newcastle Labour Club, next to Haymarket Metro station in the city centre, to be turned into a pool and snooker hall. A council report said that the redevelopment would…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (534+ words) ID 347913521 © Wirestock | Dreamstime.com Burnham is unlikely to be a great statesman. He will not lead Britain on the world stage the way Starmer did, for all his faults. Poor at home, Starmer was respected abroad: Emmanuel Macron sent him…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (379+ words) North East Mayor Kim McGuinness And North East mayor Kim McGuinness has now instructed local transport chiefs to mirror that offer on the Tyne and Wear Metro, as well as on the Shields Ferry, for those passengers who also have…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (681+ words) ID 99966029 | School © Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com The North East of England should ask government for more than powers. It should ask for the opportunity to prove that devolution can close the gap between potential and opportunity. Results day should…...

3+ week, 4+ 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…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (496+ words) Metro to Washington map Details of where three new Tyne and Wear Metro stations could be built are set to be revealed next month. Transport chiefs plan to unveil latest proposals for the Metro’s long-awaited extension to Washington in September....