THE European Commission has warned the UK Government it may breach state aid rules if ministers agree to let Liverpool take port jobs from Tyneside and elsewhere.Read
CHANCELLOR George Osborne will today be told it is “nothing short of an absolute scandal” that more than £120m in European jobs cash is at risk in the North East.Read
NORTHUMBRIA’S chief constable has said she is confident the North East can avoid the “dark vision” of riots and social unrest in Tyneside predicted as a result of rising youth unemployment.Read
DEPUTY Prime Minister Nick Clegg will today be urged to set off a £150m Tyneside regeneration plan that would create thousands of jobs over the next 25 years.Read
THE North East risks a return of the riots seen in the early 1990s unless action is taken to tackle youth unemployment, the country’s former top police officer has warned.Read
TEACHERS, nurses and council staff in the North East have been warned their pay is too high and may have to be frozen or limited for several years.Read
THE North East was the UK’s biggest loser as the Treasury announced there would be no new rail or road projects for the region as part of the £5bn infrastructure pay out.Read
THE Chancellor will today be accused of failing the North East after he re-announced a two-year old Metro cash deal alongside £5bn worth of public sector cuts.Read
MINISTERS have dealt a hammer blow to North East jobs hopes by declaring £130m of publicly owned land and assets cannot be used to kick start the regional economy.Read
