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Bus drivers’ strike is ‘damaging lives’ in north-east England, says council leader

Go North East pay dispute said to be leaving thousands ‘stuck at home’ and ‘missing work and medical appointments’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023

£12m rescue package to save at-risk North East bus services amid threat of major cuts

Councils leaders have agreed to protect routes that are under threat, but will have to use funding that should have been spent making bigger improvements to public transport

Chronicle Live · Jun 21, 2023

Gateshead leisure centre closures confirmed as council accused of running sites 'into the ground'

Gateshead Leisure Centre and Birtley Swimming Centre will be closed on July 21, though it is hoped that both can reopen under community ownership by next spring

Chronicle Live · Jun 20, 2023

Gateshead Council urges government to fund public sector pay rise or face local authority job losses

Leader of the Council, Martin Gannon, says the cash needs to come from the central government or wage hikes could impact council services.

Chronicle Live · May 30, 2023

Public asked how many councillors there should be to represent Gateshead

Gateshead Council currently has 66 councillors but this could change as boundaries continue to be examined

Chronicle Live · May 19, 2023

North East's crisis-hit bus network could still face 'significant' cuts, despite Government's £500m pledge

A council leader fears that new funding intended to protect services across England until 2025 will not be enough to prevent routes in our region being slashed

Chronicle Live · May 18, 2023

£1 bus fares launched for young people across North East – but services need to improve

Young people aged 21 and under across Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, and County Durham can now make any single bus journey around the region for just £1

Chronicle Live · May 10, 2023

Local elections 2023: Labour loses two seats in Gateshead in wards with leisure centres under threat

The Lib Dem opposition claimed victory in both Birtley and Saltwell as votes were counted on Friday morning

Chronicle Live · May 5, 2023

Gateshead local elections guide 2023 - all the candidates and the issues for voters

Here is everything you need to know for the upcoming local elections in Gateshead.

Chronicle Live · May 3, 2023

Leamside Line: MP accuses Labour of 'shameless attempt to buy votes' with promise to reopen mothballed route

Sedgefield MP Paul Howell warned against the Leamside Line being used as a "political football"

Chronicle Live · Mar 10, 2023