Thousands of residents in Gosforth have urged Newcastle City Council to save school crossing attendants. The council are looking to remove these attendants due to budget cuts made which will save the council money. Local transport group Gosforth Traffic presented a petition to the council which insisted they change their […]
A £1.25m grant has been awarded to Sunderland which will help towards improving the city’s cultural venues. The grant, from The Great Place Scheme, is a huge early success for Sunderland Culture, the new company set up to run the city’s major attractions. Sunderland is one of 16 pilot areas […]
North East engineering firm Sevcon are to create 200 new highly skilled jobs in a move which will treble the size of it’s workforce. The Gateshead firm is a world-leader in developing the controllers for the motors of electric and hybrid vehicles. Following three years of rapid growth, the company has […]
Dog walkers in Gateshead who don’t carry waste bags for their pets’ mess could face fines under new rules being imposed by Gateshead council. Gateshead council have said that “numerous complaints” had been made by the residents of the area, which had sparked the proposal to introduce new rulings on […]