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Not only will NHS not get £350 mn a week post Brexit
But instead Brexit will cost £60 Bn over 5 yrs. Did Brexiteers say this in EU ref?
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Don't risk a fine - don't cycle on pavements
The maximum court fine is £500 or the police can issue a £50 fixed penalty notice (FPN). In short, it is illegal to cycle on a pavement alongside a road, unless it has been marked as a cycle track.…
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Counting overseas students as part of net migration figures is a mistake
The north-east's international revenue amounted to £244 million in 2011-12. This, together with the estimated £213 million off-campus expenditure of international students, represented a total in…
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Reminder from Northumbria Police to secure your property and out buildings as part of Operation Moon light.
Don't give thieves a helping hand. Keep it locked, keep them out and your things safe.
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Labour had promoted local Parks Tax in Parliament
Despite denials, this is what Newcastle Labour's Cabinet Member responsible for parks said in evidence to the House of Commons : Residents who live close to a well maintained parks benefit from…
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Labour U turn on their Parks Tax gaffe
Unbelievable news from Newcastle City Council followed by U turn: Parks to be put into a charity and local residents could be charged extra tax!
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Identity, opportunity, community, pluralism, cohesion and Britishness
The history of immigration and race relations is comparatively short, Liberal Democrat peer Navnit Dholakia said recently in Newcastle.
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Communal Bins Bombshell
Residents have reacted angrily to plans by Newcastle City Council to introduce a communal bin regime in Gosforth, following similar decisions elsewhere in the city. The Council says this is part of a…
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Liberal Democrats oppose Tory plans to reintroduce grammar schools
Earlier this year I spent time with my nephew & family, including his bright & enquiring young daughter who was due to start secondary school in September. She'd applied to go to local…
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Labour votes down congratulations to our Olympians , exercise and sport for local people
At the meeting of Newcastle City Council last week, a whipped Labour group voted down this motion from the Liberal Democrats :
