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GURKHAS WIN RIGHT TO STAY IN UK
All Gurkha veterans who retired before 1997 with at least four years' service will be allowed to settle in the UK.
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SHOPPING CENTRE REDEVELOPMENT DELAY
Work on completing the redevelopment of West Denton Shopping Centre is going ahead as planned.
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SQUEEZE ON GOVERNMENT REGENERATION SPENDING SPELLS BAD NEWS FOR BYKER AND OTHER NEWCASTLE SCHEMES
Newcastle East Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman Greg Stone has warned of the impact of further "stealth cuts" to key Government regeneration budgets covering Newcastle.
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NORTHUMBRIA POLICE AUTHORITY STILL SILENT OVER DISABILITY PENSION CHANGES
Newcastle East Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman Greg Stone has again called for Northumbria Police Authority to justify its decision to amend entitlement to disability pensions for officers…
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LABOUR'S PUBLIC SERVICE SPENDING CUTS WILL HIT REGION'S UNIVERSITIES SAY LIB DEMS
Newcastle East Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman Greg Stone has attacked today's announcement that the Higher Education Funding Council is to cut university teaching funding by £247 million…
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EXPENSES ROW: NORTH EAST LABOUR MPS WHO VOTED AGAINST REFORM OF EXPENSES NEED TO BE NAMED AND SHAMED
Newcastle East Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman Greg Stone has called on the media to scrutinise the record of the region's Members of Parliament on voting to reform the expenses system,…
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EXPENSES ROW: UNRECEIPTED £18,800 FOOD CLAIM IS UNACCEPTABLE
Newcastle East Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman Greg Stone has called on Nick Brown to provide additional information to justify his expense claims.
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BRUNSWICK PAVILION TO BE REPLACED
Rundown Brunswick cricket pavilion will get a new lease of life as it is being transformed into Newcastle's latest Children's Centre.
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EUROPE 2009: STRONGER TOGETHER POORER APART
Times are tough in Britain. The recession is hitting people and families hard: tens of thousands losing their jobs, businesses going to the wall, and every week hundreds losing their homes.
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LIB DEM LEADER NICK CLEGG VISITS NEWCASTLE
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg was in Newcastle to see at first hand the good work the city council is doing.
