ASENIOR Conservative has said people worried about the Coalition’s austerity measures are “overdoing the gloom” – despite 6,000 North East council staff losing their jobs.Read
LIBERAL Democrats from the North East are to warn members coming to Gateshead for their spring conference of an election “disaster” awaiting the party as a result of coalition government.Read
THE Employment Minister has said he is not prepared to “just throw money” at the North East to help find jobs for our 153,000 unemployed despite admitting “it faces the greatest challenge”.Read
MORE than £1bn of regional growth fund cash will be handed out without senior North East oversight as Sir Ian Wrigglesworth steps down from his position as the panel’s deputy chairman.Read
FAMILIES across the North East will face bailiffs and even prison if Eric Pickles goes ahead with a cut in council tax support, it was last night claimed.Read
SIR John Hall has launched an attack on the “unambitious” business and council leaders partnership set up by the coalition to oversee regeneration in the North East.Read
THE full extent of George Osborne’s additional two years of cuts is spelled out today as a council boss warns the North will find itself unable to provide the same standard of services as the South.Read
MINISTERS have been told North East firms should be awarded major rail construction contracts to compensate the region for its poor transport links.Read
COMMUNITIES Secretary Eric Pickles has been accused of preparing a slush fund to reward southern Conservative councils at the cost of deprived North East neighbourhoods.Read
