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LIB DEMS PAY TRIBUTE TO TERRY COONEY
Tributes have been paid to long-serving Labour Councillor Terry Cooney, who died last month.
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COUNCILLORS REJECT ROYAL GEORGE PLAN
Parklands councillors have welcomed the news that plans to build a care home on the site of the Royal George have been thrown out.
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LEARNING AND SKILLS COUNCIL CHALLENGED ON 16-18 EDUCATIONAL MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE CRISIS
A senior Newcastle Liberal Democrat has called upon Tyneside education chiefs to provide information on the extent of the crisis hitting payments of education maintenance allowances to 16 to 19 year…
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COUNCILLORS SUPPORT RESIDENTS OVER PUB PLANS
Parklands Liberal Democrat councillors are backing local residents over a developer's plans to knock down a pub and build a residential care home.
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LIB DEM CONCERN OVER ITV REGIONAL NEWS JOB CUTS ANNOUNCEMENT
Newcastle East Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Greg Stone has expressed concern over an announcement by ITV that it intends to cut 430 jobs in its regional news operations.
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MINISTER FOR THE NORTH EAST CHALLENGED OVER LATEST CUTS TO STUDENT GRANTS IN REGION
Reports released today suggest that the Government will have to reduce entitlement to grants for students starting this year after underestimating the numbers applying, with the Department for…
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LIB DEMS CLAIM VICTORY ON STUDENT HOUSING POLICY AFTER LABOUR FINALLY AGREE TO DEMANDS
A senior Lib Dem campaigner has welcomed an announcement that Housing Minister Caroline Flint is to introduce new proposals to address "studentification" in university towns such as Newcastle in a…
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Thoughts on Labour Conference by Ron Beadle, The Journal 'View from the North'
'Should I stay or should I go?' is not just a question for Gordon Brown. So here is a prediction. The current trickle of Labour MPs announcing their retirements is about to turn into a flood.
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LIB DEM CAMPAIGNER CHALLENGES ROYAL MAIL AND GOVERNMENT OVER POST OFFICES CLOSURE COMPENSATION
A senior Newcastle Liberal Democrat campaigner has challenged Royal Mail to respond to reports that they are pressurising sub-postmasters into closure by placing unreasonable demands on their…
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LABOUR HAS NEGLECTED THE NORTH EAST
Newcastle Liberal Democrat leader John Shipley has criticised the Labour Government for failing the North East.