Sunderland City Council are set to increase council tax by 3.99% in tomorrow’s budget. The move is to be opposed by Sunderland’s Conservatives who propose a 1.99% increase instead. Leader of the Conservative group, Councillor Robert Oliver, said: “Sunderland Conservatives will be opposing the 3.99% council tax rise proposed by the […]
Newcastle’s Liberal Democrats have demanded to know how the council is spending the £8.5 million made from parking charges and fines in the city. This comes just weeks before the council is expected to implement new spending cuts, which will result in disabled Blue Badge holders being charged to park […]
Labour have won their third council seat in Cullercoats, North Tyneside, after a close battle in the 2018 local elections. Heading into Thursday’s polls, the ward was known to be one of the few genuine political battlegrounds in the borough. After years of Conservative domination, Labour won its first seat […]
Today (3 May) voters will head to the polls for council and mayoral elections. Elections are being held in 150 local authorities across the UK and polls have been open since 7 am. During the week, both the Labour and Conservatives party have been competing to gain votes for local constituencies. […]
A march through Newcastle to defend Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn attracted over 1,400 people today. The march organised by Red Labour North East set off from the Laing Art Gallery and made its way up to Leazes Park where there was a rally to defend Corbyn and his policies with […]
David Cameron is due to resign as Prime Minister in the wake of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Cameron announced that he would step down by October. He believes Britain can survive outside the European Union and “no immediate’ changes” will occur “in the way people can […]
Britain will leave the European Union, it has officially been confirmed this morning (Friday 24th June) 51.9% of the U.K. population voted for Brexit and to leave the 28 member block Union, that works out as 17,410,742 votes across the country. The North East, joined much of England and Wales, in […]
Labour has strengthened its grip on South Tyneside Council after winning all 18 seats in the area in the local elections last night. The biggest surprise of the night came from the Cleadon & East Boldon ward, where South Tyneside’s last remaining Conservative councillor Jeff Milburn lost his seat to Labour David […]
Childcare costs in Sunderland soar under the Conservative government, with parents now spending £624 more each year than they did in 2010. New analysis by the Labour Party reveals that parents in Sunderland are now spending more for part-time childcare each year. Across the North East, where the cost of […]
A former government minister has spoken out against the upcoming Mayor for the North East. Speaking at an event in Newcastle campaigning against a regional mayor, Newcastle East MP, Nick Brown, claimed that the proposed Devolution Agreement is not fair to the region and thinks the people of the North […]