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NEWCASTLE NOW ABOVE AVERAGE FOR GCSE RESULTS
Newcastle was recently named the second most improved local education authority in the country for sustained improvements to GCSE grades.
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TORY HOUSING PLANS FAIL TO ADDRESS REAL ISSUES FOR THE NORTH EAST
A senior Liberal Democrat has criticised the Conservative Party's Green Paper on housing for failing to address issues affecting house building locally.
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RESIDENTS' PARKING NEEDED FOR HIGH HEATON?
The North Heaton Lib Dem FOCUS Team is surveying residents on the High Heaton estate to ask whether you think residents parking permits should be introduced to address parking problems.
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POST OFFICE RE-OPENS AFTER CLOSURE
Lib Dem Parliamentary spokesman for Newcastle East Greg Stone is delighted that the Newton Road Post Office has now been reopened after months of closure.
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MORE POLICE NEEDED TO TACKLE FEAR OF CRIME IN THE EAST END, SAY LIB DEMS
Newcastle East campaigner Greg Stone has called on Northumbria Police Authority to ensure that more officers are allocated to the Clifford Street police station - the home of Newcastle East Area…
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NEWCASTLE EAST LABOUR MP IS MOST EXPENSIVE IN NORTH EAST
Newcastle East MP Nick Brown is the most expensive Member of Parliament in the region.
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ROYAL GEORGE CARE HOME PLAN REJECTED
Councillors have rejected a planning application to build a residential care home on the site of the former Royal George pub on Brunton Park.
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LIB DEMS CALL ON NEWCASTLE LABOUR MPS TO BACK EARLY DAY MOTION ON STUDENT RENTED HOUSING
A senior Newcastle Liberal Democrat has challenged Labour MPs in the city to support a Parliamentary motion calling on the Government to introduce new laws to crack down on student rented housing.
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NEWCASTLE LABOUR MPs ARE ONLY TWO WHO VOTE AGAINST ENDING FUEL POVERTY
A senior Liberal Democrat has denounced as "disgraceful" the failure of the Government to support a Lib Dem-proposed Bill to end fuel poverty.
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Lib Dems disappointed at Portland Green student housing decision
A major new student housing development has been approved in Ouseburn Ward. The site, known as Portland Green, is located to the west side of City Stadium and may eventually house up to 2000 students.