THE Government will today be challenged to explain plans that critics claim will hit the pay of public sector workers in the North East and create unemployment “ghettos”.Read
A CALL for bowling enthusiasts to be catered for when a flagship £20m leisure and community centre is built in a Northumberland town has been strongly supported by the local MP.Read
SENIOR executives of the company planning the closure of Northumberland’s biggest private sector employer have been asked to visit the site and explain the decision to workforce representatives and local politicians.Read
A FORMAL consultation period on the proposed closure of Northumberland’s biggest private sector employer has been extended – but there is still no sign of a potential saviour emerging.Read
INTENSIVE efforts were continuing last night to try to restore full operations at the Alcan aluminium smelter in Northumberland after a massive power blackout forced a temporary shutdown of the manufacturing processes.Read
A MAJOR campaign aimed at securing Government support to save Northumberland’s biggest private sector employer from closure has been launched by the trade unionists.Read
POLITICIANS will meet trade union representatives next week to plan the next moves in the battle to save Northumberland’s biggest private sector employer from closure.Read
THE owners of the Alcan smelter in Lynemouth still plan to shut it despite the Chancellor unveiling a £250m package to stop such closures in energy-intensive industries.Read
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