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Gritting - the view from the front line
Here's what the Council gritting teams are trying to do in Newcastle....https://www.facebook.com/NewcastleCityCouncil/videos/10155491051973790/
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Don't idle - turn off your engine whenever you can
Your car idling produces up to 150 balloons of exhaust gases containing harmful chemicals EVERY MINUTE. Car idling contributes to premature deaths and unnecessary health issues. Turning off your…
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Fairtrade fortnight - Newcastle event
Fairtrade - Can the consumer still make a difference? Wednesday 28th February, 5.00 - 6.30pm Corry Room, Sport Central, Northumbria University Book online at northumbria.ac.uk/FairtradeTalk It is…
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Shamed by councillors? City launches pre-Election clean-up
Earlier this week Newcastle City Council announced a major clean-up of the city "a spring clean" as they're describing it.
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Metro line partial closure 3/4 March
NEXUS has announced that there will be no trains between St James and Monkseaton all day Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 March to allow for renewal of overhead power lines and modernisation work on the Byker…
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Environment a priority say Newcastle Liberal Democrats
Newcastle City Council dropped Environment and Sustainability as a priority at the change of administration in 2011, replacing 7 years of rapid progress with 7 years of drift.
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Tyneside buses emissions investment still falls short of what's needed say Lib Dems
A £3.3m project to improve air quality by cutting harmful emissions from buses has been given a cautious welcome by Newcastle's Liberal Democrats.
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Council help for litterpicking communities
Newcastle City Council has recently updated the way resident groups can request community litter pick / rubbish removal through an online form on the 'welcome to envirocall' reporting page.
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Someone going to a new school in September?
Revised 2018 entry arrangements for schools in Newcastle have just been published at https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/education-and-learning/admissions-and-school-transfers
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Children's mental health - cause for concern over funding
Hard cases make bad laws, but we were profoundly struck today by the father of a person with a mental illness telling the story of how his daughter, on the day of her 18th birthday, was removed from…
