JournalLive - Tag - association of north east councils

Council tax benefit cuts could put North East families in jail

JournalLive — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:30:00 GMT

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.

Vince Cable told to back 2,000 jobs plan after Alcan announcement

JournalLive — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:24:00 GMT

VINCE Cable has been told to urgently back plans to create 2,000 Northumberland jobs in the wake of the Alcan redundancy announcement.

Postcode lottery threat for North East council services

JournalLive — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:20:00 GMT

THE fight to save North East councils from a budget black hole worth nearly £400m will today be taken to Westminster.

Threat to North East schools as funding heads South

JournalLive — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:26:00 GMT

A “FUNDAMENTALLY inappropriate” Government plan to open more academy schools will see money taken from North East education budgets and sent south, ministers have been warned.