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William Green

William Green

Dual carriageway sign on the A1 in Northumberland

It’s still slow going on A1 dualling plan

MINISTERS have not considered any specific plans to upgrade the A1 through Northumberland since taking power last year.Read

Unions ready to fight over threat to final salary pensions

NHS staff, teachers and police were yesterday told their pensions were “not tenable” in the long term.Read

Sir Alan Beith questions PM on help for motorists

DAVID Cameron yesterday hinted hard-pressed motorists in areas like Northumberland could get help with soaring fuel prices.Read

Church still plans to sell Zurbaran artworks

A LEADING figure in the Church of England has reiterated the church’s desire to sell a set of historic paintings currently on display in the North East.Read

Taser rushed to Rothbury in Moat stand-off

A CONTROVERSIAL Taser gun used in the stand-off with killer Raoul Moat was rushed to Rothbury in the company director’s boot just hours before his death, MPs have revealed.Read

Chancellor is urged to extend fuel price cut

CHANCELLOR George Osborne is under pressure to slash the tax on fuel for remote areas of the North East after island communities were promised a 5p cut.Read

Scottish elections scupper double summertime

CONTROVERSIAL plans for “double summertime” may have been dropped because of elections north of the border, it was suggested today.Read

£400k paid to outgoing North East MPs

TAXPAYERS paid out more than £400,000 for retiring North East MPs to "wind up" their offices, figures released yesterday showed.Read

500 train building jobs to be created in Durham

HUNDREDS of new jobs are on the way, with the North East set to become a European centre of train building.Read

North will suffer in planning ‘vacuum’

THE North East economy could suffer because ministers have left a planning “vacuum” after sweeping away regional bodies, MPs today warned.Read

Call centre workers told to move to India to keep jobs

UNION chiefs have claimed dozens of Tyneside staff facing redundancy could save their jobs if they move – to India.Read

North protesters set to join demo against cuts

THOUSANDS of North East protesters are set to join a mass demonstration against the coalition’s cuts next month.Read

‘A casual and lazy attitude to axing RDAs’

THE Cabinet Ministers supposed to be boosting regional growth were last night accused of a “lazy” and “casual” attitude to their own plans.Read

President of the AA backs A1 dualling

THE president of the AA has called on the coalition Government needs to get a grip on transport policy and axe "ridiculous" high speed rail plans.Read

Figures show rise in jobless North East youth

MPs have warned of a “lost generation” after latest figures showed a big rise in youth unemployment in the North East.Read

Michael Heseltine sees cuts in a different light

TORY grandee Michael Heseltine said yesterday the impact of Government spending cuts had been “grossly exaggerated by some people” because it is their job to do so”.Read

Former minister launches broadside at coalition

THE coalition will today be accused of making the “wrong decisions” over the North East economy.Read

Apprentice move wins new boost

THE key goal of a Tyneside MP’s campaign to increase the number of apprenticeships has been accepted by the Government.Read

Local offices return months after axing

NEW regional Government offices are being created – months after the coalition decided to axe existing centres.Read

Pressure grows for Northern Rock to return to roots

THE coalition is under mounting pressure to return Northern Rock to its building society roots from its own MPs.Read

Author Profile

William Green is The Journal's Political Editor. Based at Westminster, he joined the paper in 2007 and previously worked at the Yorkshire Post.

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