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Ouseburn Fuming As Council Botches Bin Day
Residents of many parts of Heaton, Shieldfield and Battlefield have been left fuming, after the Council failed to collect their bins on July 10th because of a public sector strike. The 'alternate…
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Gosforth eFocus No 13
HUGE BOOST FROM COALITION GOVERNMENT Newcastle and the North East got a £300 million boost this week as the government announced its local growth deals to create jobs and investment. Virtually all…
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Gosforth eFocus No 12
BRUNTON PARK PUBLIC MEETING ON FLOOD PREVENTION SCHEME Councillors have arranged for Newcastle City Council and the Environment Agency to attend a public meeting at St Aidan's Church, Brunton Park,…
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£700 tax cut promised, £800 tax cut delivered - Tax threshold promise of £12,500 in next Parliament
The 2014 Budget confirmed victory for the Liberal Democrats in our campaign to deliver a big tax cut for people on low and middle incomes.
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Lib Dems help young people in Newcastle with £4.5m of funding
Newcastle is set to benefit from at least £4.5 million of extra funding via Nick Clegg's Youth Contract employment programme, introduced by Lib Dems in government. This money will go even further as…
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Lib Dem leaders respond to Labour infighting and indecision on Combined Authority
The following is an open letter from Lib Dem leaders in the North East, published in The Journal on 18th January 2014.
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North East Combined Authority – Response by Newcastle City Council Liberal Democrat Group
The Newcastle upon Tyne City Council Liberal Democrat Group recently responded to the recent proposals to create a Combined Authority in the Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear area.
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Liberal Democrats propose alternative savings of £5m
At the meeting of the City Council on Wednesday the Liberal Democrats are proposing a package of alternative savings and re-allocations of expenditure that amount to over £5m and could save…