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Adrian Pearson

Adrian Pearson

Majority of Newcastle libraries to be axed as cuts bite

LIBRARIES are to be closed down across Newcastle as the next round of spending cuts begins.Read

North East councils issue plea on Heathrow airport slots

MINISTERS have been warned off airport reforms that could remove landing slots at Heathrow for planes from the North East.Read

Dismay as new North East funding crisis takes shape

NEW evidence setting out the full extent of "hugely unfair" Government cuts has emerged as the North East makes a last ditch attempt to change Whitehall's latest plans.Read

Desperate North East families go to the bank for food

CHARITY bosses have seen an "unprecedented rise" in North East food banks as families struggle to afford their weekly shop.Read

North East bus chiefs in bid to head off takeover

BUS chiefs have promised not to axe any routes for 12 months if councils back down from takeover threats.Read

North East has a base for growth, says CBI

THE North East is ideally placed to deliver the Government’s stated ambition of “rebalancing” the economy, a major national report concludes.Read

UK academics add their weight to opposition to regional pay plans

UNIVERSITY professors from across the UK have signed an open letter calling on the Chancellor to axe a plan for regional pay.Read

Cities minister will give support to the North East if rivalry stops

THE Treasury has warned the North East is must cease dwelling on historic rivalries or risk missing out on cash and job creation powers.Read

North East bus operators hit back in growing row

BUS firms have warned of a council- funding collapse if local authorities seize control of their routes.Read

Ouseburn Barrage out of action again

A MULTI-MILLION pound city barrage is out of action, again. The £4.5m Ouseburn Valley facility has not worked since heavy downpours late last month.Read

North East bus talks stall over costs to taxpayers

TALKS over who should run North East buses have broken down amid claims council bosses are keeping secret the cost to taxpayers.Read

North East schools inspector issues wages warning to teachers

THE North East’s most senior schools inspector has said her staff will be assessing teachers’ pay levels at failing schools.Read

The case that gave me my proudest moment

THE former detective bidding to be the Conservative police commissioner has told how he received a death threat for his work tackling organised crime.Read

Scottish first minister Alex Salmond to sell his vision to the North

ALEX Salmond is to set out why the North East has a friend in Scotland when he addresses an annual dinner.Read

Bedlington Meadowdale Academy school governor attacks council over pensions surcharge

A SCHOOL governor has accused council chiefs of carrying out a “damaging” and “purely reprehensible” attack on children going to academies.Read

Newcastle City Council feels the pressure on jobs

UNION leaders have warned they will push for industrial action if Newcastle City Council refuses to rule out compulsory redundancies.Read

Newcastle City Council treasurer issues warning over funds

CITY leaders have warned they will have no money for non-care services within a decade.Read

Tyne Tunnel motorists face toll increase after financial aid refused

MOTORISTS in the North East face a toll increase after ministers refused to hand over the same funds offered to Liverpool and Yorkshire.Read

North East firefighters try to cool service's funding crisis

FIRE chiefs in the North East are to consider setting up their own company to bring in funds as they try to offset £14m of spending cuts.Read

Alan Milburn urges incentive for universities

UNIVERSITIES should be paid more for taking on poorer students, a former North East MP will this week advise the Government.Read

Author Profile

Adrian Pearson is The Journal's Regional Affairs Correspondent. He specialises in North East governance and has been at The Journal since 2007.

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