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Newcastle council leader calls on PM to accelerate devolution as services hit 'breaking point'
Nick Kemp
Nick Kemp warned the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer that frontline city council services were "at breaking point".
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Gosforth High Street injury claims questioned by Newcastle City Council leader
Gosforth
Nick Kemp said that complaints of a 'dramatic' jump in accidents on Gosforth High Street included a person getting their fingers caught in a taxi door
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Newcastle Council leader shuffles cabinet – and brings in man who unseated Nick Forbes
Newcastle City Council
Abdul Samad and Adam Walker are new faces on Newcastle City Council's top table, but the Lib Dem opposition has accused Labour of creating “jobs for the boys”
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Newcastle pharmacy fury over 'completely unacceptable' queues following closure of five Boots chemists in 12 months
Newcastle upon Tyne
Boots has shut down pharmacies in Jesmond, Byker, Cruddas Park, Kenton, and Heaton in the last 12 months
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Nick Kemp to stay as Newcastle City Council's Labour leader after surviving bid to oust him
Politics
Sources indicated that Nick Kemp defeated challenger Dan Greenhough by 23 votes to 21 in a leadership contest at a Newcastle Labour meeting on Wednesday night
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Newcastle City Council leader hit with new challenge in city's Labour power struggle
Labour Party
Denton and Westerhope councillor Dan Greenhough has been put forward to challenge Nick Kemp in the city Labour group's leadership election in May
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Newcastle Cathedral hosts powerful suicide memorial event, as North East still faces worst rates in the country
Mental Health
The Speak Their Name quilt is touring the North East, hoping to raise suicide awareness and trigger conversations about prevention and bereavement support.
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Newcastle Council spends more than £4m on Orca homes after builder linked to Labour leader went bust
Newcastle City Council
Orca, a company with ties to Newcastle City Council leader Nick Kemp, was stripped of a contract to build 14 homes in the city in 2022 and the cost of finishing the project has escalated
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Newcastle council leader slams Government 'failure' over Tyne Bridge restoration funding fiasco
Tyne Bridge
There has been widespread anger in the North East over the continued absence of more than £40m promised by the Government for repairs to the Tyne Bridge
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Newcastle Labour leader accuses Government of 'disregard' for mounting cash crisis facing councils
Politics
Pressure is mounting over the dire financial state of councils across the country, with Middlesbrough the latest this week to announce it may be forced to effectively declare bankruptcy
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Devolution deal to create North East mayor hailed as 'momentous' as fifth council gives backing
Devolution
Newcastle Labour leader Nick Kemp praised the long-awaited £4.2bn agreement as his authority became the latest to deliver their final sign-off on the pact this week
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Newcastle council leader responds to bullying concern after 'serious allegations'
Politics
The city council's chief executive last week refused to issue a denial when grilled over whether there was a “toxic” culture or bullying at the civic centre
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RAAC investigation in Newcastle finished just last week as three schools 'finally' found not at risk
Politics
Nick Kemp told councillors on Wednesday that every council-maintained school built between 1930 and the 1990s had been the subject of visual inspections
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'Selfish' vandals condemned after 'entirely unacceptable' damage to Shaun the Sheep art trail
Newcastle upon Tyne
St Oswald’s Hospice has warned that the repeated acts of vandalism to the popular sculptures is jeopardising the chances of similar family experiences being held in the future
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Council targets street drinking and dog dirt in renewed clampdown on Newcastle anti-social behaviour
Newcastle upon Tyne
Offenders can be hit with a £100 fine if caught drinking alcohol on the streets of Newcastle or failing to clean up after their dog, in continuing restrictions to protect public spaces
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Council leader hits out at 'inhumane' asylum seeker barges after reports vessel could be moored near Newcastle
Politics
A report this week suggested that Tyneside could be one of the locations where the Government plans to moor one of the controversial accommodation vessels
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Newcastle Council cabinet reshuffle confirmed – with return for councillor who served under ex-Labour leader
Newcastle City Council
Nick Kemp has made changes to his top team, after losing one cabinet member in this month's local elections
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Nick Kemp to stay as Newcastle City Council leader after internal Labour challenge dropped
Newcastle City Council
Ged Bell has withdrawn from a leadership contest in Newcastle's Labour group ahead of a vote that had been scheduled for Tuesday evening, leaving Nick Kemp unopposed
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Newcastle Labour chief on 'remarkably disappointing' leadership contest – as deputy also faces internal battle
Labour Party
Both city council leader Nick Kemp and deputy Karen Kilgour will be challenged for their positions next week
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Labour lose seats in Newcastle but remain dominant force – as council leader prepares for challenge
Local Elections
The Lib Dems and Newcastle Independents each took two seats from Labour on election day, though the ruling party did gain one back in Callerton and Throckley
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Jesmond 'gridlock' battle continues with more protests over road closures as local election day looms
Jesmond
Controversy over the new Low Traffic Neighbourhood has become a focal point of this week's local elections in Newcastle
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Nick Kemp challenged for Newcastle City Council leadership as Labour power struggle takes another twist
Politics
Kenton councillor Ged Bell has triggered a leadership contest just a year after Coun Kemp seized power
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North East gives mixed reaction to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget
The Budget
Investment zone for North East announced earlier this week is broadly welcomed
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Council boss faces questions over unfinished Newcastle houses with links to Labour leader
Newcastle City Council
Council leader Nick Kemp's name went unmentioned in an hour-long interrogation over the housing contract stripped from North Shields firm Orca last year
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