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Reforms at 'dysfunctional' North East authority to be overseen by ex-Newcastle Council chief

Pat Ritchie will chair a 'challenge board' of local government heavyweights brought in to examine changes at Northumberland County Council after a damning report

Chronicle Live · Aug 25, 2022

Date approved for 2023 Supercars opener

The Newcastle City Council has approved the proposed date for the opening round of the 2023 Supercars season.

Motorsport · Aug 25, 2022

Council scales back plan to slash carers' sleep-in pay – but will still cut rates by more than 20%

Newcastle City Council bosses have made a concession to care providers, but are still set to make a susbtantial cut

Chronicle Live · Aug 22, 2022

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Locals warned for years of fire risk at derelict Gosforth care home, councillor complains

Flames tore through the roof of old North Road Care Home in Hollywood Avenue on Wednesday evening

Chronicle Live · Aug 19, 2022

Newcastle council set to slash payments for 'undervalued' sleep-in care workers by 30%

There are fears that care workers in the city could see their wages slashed as a result of the change

Chronicle Live · Aug 17, 2022

Lib Dems claim notorious Newcastle junction that cost £4m to redesign is now 'much more dangerous'

Liberal Democrats have accused Newcastle City Council of making the Haddricks Mill double roundabout in South Gosforth more dangerous after a multi-million pound redesign.

Chronicle Live · Aug 16, 2022

Plea to scrap 'unfair' levy charging Newcastle pubs, bars and clubs up to £4,400 to open after midnight

Venues that open after midnight have to pay an extra charge to the city council, but one hospitality boss says he can't see any benefit from the charges

Chronicle Live · Aug 15, 2022

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Newcastle's 10 worst parking ticket hotspots named – with 2,500 fines issued at one popular location

Multi-storey car parks in the city centre are the places where you are most likely to get a ticket

Chronicle Live · Aug 15, 2022

Newcastle businessman vows to continue four-year fight for changes at accident-hit junction

Chad Ridley, General Manager of Vertu Honda, has raised concern about the number of accidents which occur next to his dealership

Chronicle Live · Aug 10, 2022

D-Day for £22m Newcastle leisure centre with plans set to take major step forward this week

It will include a swimming pools, a sports hall, fitness studios and a gym, a library, community rooms, a café, and a children’s soft play area.

Chronicle Live · Aug 8, 2022

Eurovision 2023: Newcastle becomes latest city to announce bid

Newcastle is the latest city to announce it will bid to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023.

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2022

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

Chronicle Live · Aug 5, 2022

Second bid for levelling up cash to support Tyne offshore and subsea sectors

Newcastle City Council wants the money for projects it says are key to safeguarding the future of the burgeoning sector

Birmingham Post · Aug 3, 2022

Top Newcastle councillor banned from Labour Party for 12 months after being found 'guilty of Islamophobia'

Joyce McCarty, who was Newcastle City Council's deputy leader for a decade, has been suspended

Chronicle Live · Jul 29, 2022

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Chronicle Live · Jul 26, 2022

Bigg Market bar plans pulled after warning that Geordie Racer would cause 'lifetime of misery'

Developers have put plans to open the Geordie Racer on hold after objections from Northumbria Police and council officials, but are set to return with a new proposal

Chronicle Live · Jul 26, 2022

Newcastle would be 'perfect host city' for Eurovision 2023 - but no bid announced yet

Newcastle City Council has already expressed an interest in the bidding process

Chronicle Live · Jul 25, 2022

Newcastle church faced with 'considerable burden' after council refuses to cut grass

The vicar of St Matthew’s Church, in Dinnington, claims a decades-long gentlemen's agreement over the churchyard's upkeep has been broken by civic centre officials

Chronicle Live · Jul 22, 2022

Union demands talks with council over campaign to bring back public toilets in Newcastle

ACORN members intercepted councillors on their way out of the civic centre on Thursday to plead their case

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Chronicle Live · Jul 22, 2022

Garage that was 'left to rot' will be transformed into flats – despite Byker Wall neighbours' anger

Newcastle City Council approved plans on Friday for the dilapidated former Just Merks repair shop in Welbeck Road to be converted into 16 new apartments

Chronicle Live · Jul 22, 2022

Newcastle hospital chiefs defend parking charge hike – and hint city's NHS staff might have to pay to park again soon

Parking all day at one of the Newcastle Hospitals sites previously cost £7.20 on a weekday and just £3.60 at weekends, but a stay longer than five hours now incurs an £18 charge

Chronicle Live · Jul 21, 2022

Newcastle chef's first restaurant will bring a taste of the Mediterranean to Jesmond

Lovage will open in the former Sale Pepe in Jesmond after licence is granted by Newcastle City Council

Chronicle Live · Jul 21, 2022

Newcastle Quayside revamp made permanent after bus lane turned into pedestrian plaza and event space

There are big plans for the future of the Quayside, which could include new walkways and floating cafes and gardens

Chronicle Live · Jul 20, 2022

Council insists it has 'huge confidence' in new Newcastle leisure centre despite deadline worries

The government wants almost £20m awarded from the Levelling Up Fund for a new leisure centre in West Denton to be spent by 2024, but there is a lot of work to do on the project

Chronicle Live · Jul 19, 2022

New project aims to improve lives of young people in Newcastle - with help from Chronicle and Journal

The Evry project has been launched with a series of pledges from organisations in the city to work with young people

Chronicle Live · Jul 19, 2022

Councils back delay of Newcastle Clean Air Zone tolls to 2023 – but government must still approve

Drivers will only be issued with warning letters for bringing high-polluting vehicles into the city centre in the opening months of the emissions-cutting scheme's operation

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