A Newcastle Liberal Democrat has criticised the North East MPs who missed the region's first Regional Grand Committee.
Reports the Conservatives have broken Labour's grip on its traditional northern heartlands may be premature - with the Liberal Democrats seen as a the main challengers, a political expert has warned.
A high speed rail link was described as "vital for the prosperity of the North East" by MEP Fiona Hall at the Lib Dem party conference in Bournemouth.
Newcastle North campaigner Ron Beadle is backing a regional Liberal Democrat campaign to bring the Olympic flame to our region as part of the UK celebrations in 2012.
There is now less than eight months to save a new generation of young people from huge increases in university tuition fees, according to Newcastle campaigner Ron Beadle.
The Council has increased all of the budgets for locally-decided spending.
The VAT cut should be scrapped immediately to pay for measures to prevent young people being condemned to long-term unemployment, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said today.
Thousands of pounds worth of equipment have been stolen from police stations in the North East, the Liberal Democrats can reveal.
The new Brunton First School situated on the Newcastle Great Park is to open on September 7 with two classes, reception and year 1.