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Key Fund opens new £8.45m fund for social and community enterprises.
Key Fund, a long standing and prolific social investor in the north, has secured £8.45m for the Northern Impact Fund 2, having recently finalised the last piece of funding from the Mercers’ Charitable Foundation. The fund is open until 2027 to social and community enterprises, charities, and co-o...
Charity issues housing message at Great North Run with housing waiting lists at 'critical levels'.
The North East mayor has been urged to tackle a “social housing emergency” – with campaigners using the Great North Run to issue a plea for more new council homes to be built. Shelter unveiled a banner over Newcastle’s Central Motorway during Sunday’s half-marathon, which read “Shout Oi ...
Top three causes of work absences at Gateshead Council revealed.
Post-op recovery, mental health, and musculoskeletal problems account for just over 50% of staff sickness leave at Gateshead Council, says report. Gateshead Council’s annual health and safety report has identified the three most common causes of sick leave within the authority, namely operation re...
Chris Cooke - Mayor of Middlesbrough hails ‘massive endorsement’ of progress made after Government verdict on children’s services.
Children’s services in Middlesbrough have been freed from Government oversight more than four years after a damning verdict was delivered on them. An inspection at the end of 2019 led to a report which highlighted “serious and widespread failures” and children being “chronically neglected”...
Green waste changes major factor behind 48% year-on-year rise in complaints suffered by Middlesbrough council.
Complaints involving Middlesbrough Council have leapt in the past 12 months, with changes to household waste collections a prime factor. A total of 1,889 complaints from the public were received in 2023/24, a rise of more than 48% on the 1,275 in 2022/23. The highest number of complaints by director...
Work resumes on West Denton leisure centre after multiple delays.
Work to finally get a new leisure centre built in the outer west of Newcastle is back under way, almost three years after funding was awarded for the development. Plans for a new swimming pool, sports hub and library in West Denton have suffered multiple setbacks since Newcastle City Council won £1...
Newcastle parks future in balance as decision pushed back on under-pressure charity's future.
A critical decision on the future of Newcastle’s parks has been pushed back by two months. Major questions have emerged this year over the management of the city’s beloved green spaces, after it emerged that charity Urban Green Newcastle (UGN) was facing a financial crisis. The Local Democracy R...
Fury at Ouseburn pollution levels as councillors take aim at Northumbrian Water over sewage spills.
Councillors have accused water bosses of a “shocking disregard for environmental standards” over pollution in the Ouseburn. Newcastle’s Liberal Democrats took aim at Northumbrian Water, as well as parks management charity Urban Green, on Wednesday over a “failure of corporate responsibility ...
Bus ‘super stops’ and walking and cycling ‘super routes’ part of 14-year transport vision for Middlesbrough.
Bus ‘super stops’ and a series of walking and cycling ‘super routes’ are planned in Middlesbrough as part of an updated integrated transport strategy. The strategy, formally approved by the council’s executive, outlines how the town’s road network and transport system will develop up to ...
Tees Valley councillors demand greater access to Teesworks information.
Councillors scrutinising the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) have expressed both scepticism and optimism as they face a “different ball game” in the wake of the Teesworks report. The TVCA has been preparing its response to the independent review’s 28 recommendations to make improvements ...
Teesworks developers bemoan "politically focused" criticism from public.
The businessmen who hold a 90% stake in the controversial Teesworks development described the site as a “dog with fleas” which they had worked tirelessly to turn around, according to public documents. Private developers Martin Corney and Joseph Musgrave complained about “politically focused”...
Public barred from Newcastle Civic Centre over Palestine protests 'alarm' as council calls for Gaza ceasefire.
Newcastle’s council leader called for a ceasefire in Gaza on Wednesday night, as security officers blocked citizens from entering the civic centre due to “alarm” over sustained pro-Palestine protests. Residents hoping to attend Wednesday evening’s full meeting of Newcastle City Council were ...
Newcastle high street bus lane to stay as council denies it caused rise in injuries.
A bus lane on a busy Newcastle high street will be made permanent, despite claims it is unsafe. City transport officials have announced that the bus lane which was installed on Gosforth High Street in March last year will be staying, after an 18-month trial. The public transport priority route repla...
Plans submitted to boost facilities at George Washington Primary School.
Plans to boost facilities for staff and pupils at a city primary school have been submitted to council development bosses. Sunderland City Council’s planning department has received an application for George Washington Primary School in Washington. Oak Learning Trust, the multi-academy trust which...
Plans for 'intrusive' digital advertising screen near Sunderland Royal Hospital refused by councillors.
Plans for a digital advertising screen near Sunderland Royal Hospital have been refused over highway safety fears and concerns neighbours could be impacted. Sunderland City Council’s Planning and Highways Committee, at a meeting this week, blocked plans for a digital advertisement on the gable end...
Half a million North East households affected by single person council tax discount.
Almost half a million North East households could see their council tax bills rise if the government scrapped the single person discount. Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has refused to rule out removing the 25% deduction in council tax bills for people who live alone or are the only a...
Soaring demand for school transport puts Middlesbrough Council under pressure.
Demand for home to school transport has soared in Middlesbrough to 600,000 journeys a year with costs “rising fast”, councillors have heard. Middlesbrough Council chiefs pledged children who needed help getting to school would receive it no matter what. However, this could impact on other servic...
Funds to help struggling North East households extended after warning of winter 'cliff edge'.
Help for North East households struggling with food and energy bills will be extended through the winter months, after councils warned that families faced a “cliff edge”. The Government confirmed a £421 million extension to the Household Support Fund (HSF) on Monday, retaining the scheme until ...
Newcastle e-scooters to stay until 2026 as Neuron trial extended after council demands changes
Newcastle’s orange e-scooters are set to remain until 2026, after city bosses backed another extension to the trial. Newcastle City Council has signed off on prolonging the Neuron scooters’ stay until May 2026 – more than five years after they arrived. Neuron said that the two-wheeled electric...
L&G launches fund to break inequality chain in North East.
Major investors in the North East have been urged to help “break the chain” of huge inequalities holding back the region. Financial services giant Legal & General (L&G) is launching a new £1 million fund to help improve health equity in the North East and in turn transform the area’s economy....
Scrapping of one-word Ofsted judgements welcomed by North East Schools.
The scrapping of “simplistic” one-word Ofsted grades for schools has been welcomed by North East head teachers. Education secretary Bridget Phillipson announced on Monday that the single headline ratings awarded by the watchdog will be dropped with immediate effect, after concerns that they did ...
Middlesbrough Council cracks down on "ridiculous" blue badge fraud.
The misuse of blue badge parking permits is “ridiculous”, a councillor has claimed. Councillor David Coupe suggested several people were using the permits, when in his view, they were not entitled to do so. Blue badges are a national scheme in the UK that allows people with disabilities or healt...
Darlington’s transport network set for major overhaul as Tees Valley Combined Authority proposes upgrades.
Responses to plans to improve transport connectivity and infrastructure in Darlington are being considered as part of a major redevelopment project. The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) identified four key areas throughout Darlington where transport infrastructure and links could be improved. A...
Plans for new house replacing ‘unsightly’ garages spark controversy.
The proposed demolition of a block of garages in Gateshead to make way for a new house has sparked anger ahead of a council meeting. Gateshead Council’s planning and development committee will meet on Wednesday to decide the fate of seven garages, currently situated on private land adjacent to 7 G...
Historic: Incredible milestone as chairman of Newcastle's Malhotra Group, Meenu Malhotra becomes India’s first Honorary Consul in the UK
In a groundbreaking appointment that marks a new chapter in the relationship between India and the United Kingdom, Meenu Malhotra DL, Chairman of the Malhotra Group PLC, has been named the first-ever Honorary Consul of India in the UK. This historic announcement was made on Friday, 30 August 2024, b...
Tommy Robinson's alleged plans to garner support from Hindu, Sikh, Jewish and other communities to support anti-Muslim rallies has been rejected by faith leaders.
Our reporter David Bass reports
Far right activist Tommy Robinson has been attempting to gather support from different religious communities in a bid to further his anti – Muslim agenda according to the i Newspaper. Using the slogan, “UK against hate” he allegedly planned to unite various faiths and communities together in h...
Backlash from businesses as Newcastle City Council backs government smoking clamp down.
Newcastle City Council has backed the government’s controversial plans to further clamp down on outdoor smoking. The local authority has said it will welcome further measures to stamp out public smoking, citing its previous success as a ‘smoke free’ city and the pressure smoking places on the ...
Sunderland City Council to form a decision on ‘battery energy storage facility’ on Wearside to hold power from renewable sources.
Plans for a ‘battery energy storage facility’ on Wearside are due to go before councillors for decision next week. Sunderland City Council’s Planning and Highways Committee will discuss an application for land near Foxcover Road in the city’s Shiney Row ward. The land is open green space and...
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Meet "Imran Khaliq", our most influential figures from North-East in 2022 Imran Khaliq joined Gainford Group as an ambitious 21-year-old in 2008. Today he is a proud director of the family run hospitality and leisure business. He has helped the firm expand on their portfolio by building four more care homes and creating nurseries. #asianstandardmostinfluential2022 #northeastengland #CareHomeActivities #northumberland #northumberlandcounty #northumberlandcoast #northtyneside #northtynesidebusiness Imran Khaliq
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