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Communal Bins Bombshell
Residents have reacted angrily to plans by Newcastle City Council to introduce a communal bin regime in Gosforth, following similar decisions elsewhere in the city. The Council says this is part of a…
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Liberal Democrats oppose Tory plans to reintroduce grammar schools
Earlier this year I spent time with my nephew & family, including his bright & enquiring young daughter who was due to start secondary school in September. She'd applied to go to local…
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Labour votes down congratulations to our Olympians , exercise and sport for local people
At the meeting of Newcastle City Council last week, a whipped Labour group voted down this motion from the Liberal Democrats :
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The value of a child's life
Crossing wardens : update on two questions posed to Council officials by Liberal Democrat councillors about the costs of death or injury to children
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"Bizarre" - Liberal Democrats highlight cameras which are installed but not enforcing bus lanes
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Euro now costs more than the pound
Not so long ago one euro cost 70 pence. Today at Newcastle Airport it costs over £1. Petrol prices up 5-6 pence per litre since referendum because of falling value of pound #costofBrexit
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Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process of leaving the European Union, the High Court has ruled.
This means the government cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty - beginning formal discussions with the EU - on its own, rorts the BBC.
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How will Brexit work?
Meeting this morning with Jude Kirton-Darling and others on making the best of Brexit. Clear we need more info on impact, more making the case for the region in our own media, reforge links with…
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Children can't high five a road sign
But they can a school crossing warden like Jim here and Dave on Two Ball Lonnen. To save them right across the city from Labour's cuts, sign the petition here…
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Liberal Democrats in Government stopped Tories reintroducing grammar schools.
Michael Gove, former Secretary of State for Education, confirms Lib Dems blocked extreme Tory policies
