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Adrian Pearson

Adrian Pearson

David Faulkner to step down as Newcastle Lib Dem leader

ONE of the North East’s most senior Liberal Democrats is to step down as leader of his party.Read

Drug use not top priority for Northumbria's police commissioner

NORTHUMBRIA’S police commissioner will not prioritise low level drug use as it will take up too much time, her office has said.Read

Will anyone benefit from wide range of welfare reforms?

Today sees the start of a wide range of welfare reforms being rolled out. Adrian Pearson looks at the winners and losers.Read

Hope for new jobs in oil and gas on Tyneside

MORE than 1,000 Tyneside jobs could be created if the Energy Secretary offers “more than just rhetoric,” a manufacturer said today.Read

Subsea surge wins warm welcome in region

THE North East has welcomed news that the region will play a lead role in the Government’s oil and gas strategy.Read

Nissan starts work on Leaf electric car at Sunderland plant

NISSAN starts work on the Leaf electric car today, underpinning thousands of jobs at the Sunderland plant, as well as many more in the supply chain.Read

David Cameron hails North East successes in manufacturing

DAVID Cameron today tells the North East he wants to build a region where people do not need to move South to succeed.Read

South Shields wants a say in who gets David Miliband's vacant role

DAVID Miliband’s resignation has sparked a party versus constituency battle for the vacant MP post.Read

North East extreme engineering centre to be unveiled today

VINCE Cable will today unveil a £7m North East extreme engineering centre set to make Tyneside a world leader in offshore technology.Read

North East councils fail to get planning rules set down

GREEN belt groups have been warned they “face an avalanche of planning applications” after North East councils failed to get the legal plans in place.Read

East Coast Main Line rail franchise privatisation plans announced

MINISTERS have ignored warnings and announced plans to privatise the East Coast Main Line within two years.Read

North East offshore work a UK success story, says MP Ed Davey

THE Energy Secretary has praised the work of the North East’s offshore industry as a UK success story.Read

Treasury's man in the North East says transport isn't a problem

THE Treasury man tasked with reviving the North East has said the region’s transport links do not deserve to be a Government priority.Read

Case put to George Osborne for speedy move on devolved powers

THE Chancellor has been told to hand over as a matter of urgency the devolved city powers he promised in his Budget.Read

Budget 2013: Missed opportunity for North East business

THE Chancellor has been told his Budget was “a missed opportunity” for the North East.Read

More pain ahead for North East as growth forecast halved

GEORGE Osborne has unveiled a new era of Government support for home buyers as he tries to gloss over a Budget undermined by warnings of yet more pain to come.Read

North East councils advise minimum unit price for alcohol

THE Chancellor should stand by tough alcohol pricing plans, North East councils have warned.Read

Single council authority needed to bring jobs from abroad to North East

SOME of the region’s largest development firms have warned the North East will be squeezed out if councils do not unite to bid for foreign cash.Read

Public sector expecting an attack on North East pay packets

GEORGE Osborne is expected to launch a new attack on public sector wages today.Read

Universities ‘must widen talent pool’ says Alan Milburn

THE man charged with improving social mobility in Britain has called on universities to consider more than A-level results when deciding on the future of North East pupils.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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