Newcastle City Council is set to lose £593m from its housing budget after a Government imposed 1 per cent social housing rent reduction. Lib Dem Councillor, Greg Stone, has warned the councils assertions should not be taken at face value. According to Coun Stone, tenants are supportive of the reduction […]
The majority of North East businesses are backing remaining in the European Union (EU). A survey by the North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC), has found that the majority of the region’s businesses wish to remain in the EU. From the businesses surveyed, 63 per cent said they plan on […]
The North East region has seen an increase in employment for the second month running. From October to December 2015, 70.4 per cent of people in the North East were employed, which is a total of 1,214,000 people in employment in the region. This is an increase of 47,000 over the […]
A poll has revealed that people say they are from individual places rather then the North East. As the region prepares for devolution, SR News asked on Twitter and Facebook whether people say they hail from the North East or one of the counties. Two thirds (67 per cent) of […]
The MP for Washington and Sunderland West has backed the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children’s (NSPCC) It’s Time campaign. The national campaign is calling for increased funding for services supporting children who have suffered abuse and want more research into the scale of the problem, as well […]
A Tory businessman from Newcastle has revealed why he is the first candidate to run for North East mayor. Jeremy Middleton, who was awarded a CBE in 2012 for services to politics and charities, held a launch event today in Durham Cricket Club. In a region where predominately Labour voters […]
Today (February 17) is the last opportunity that Wearsiders have to say their views on the proposal of devolution in the North East. In short, devolution is the process of power being delegated to a lower tier of government, which in this case, is the combined authority of North East […]
Following scheduled walkouts across the county on Wednesday, and a protest outside Westminster on Thursday, the government continues to push for controversial changes to junior doctor’s contracts. Junior doctors say Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s proposal for a seven-day NHS will put the safety of patients at risk while the government […]
A Wearside MP has slammed Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s decision to impose contracts on junior doctors. Sharon Hodgson, MP for Washington and Sunderland West, said it was shocking to hear of the minister’s ultimatum in a long-running row with medics. Mr Hunt has announced in Parliament that contracts would be […]
By Elizabeth Kazibure, Divvya Bhaarkhavy Jayakumar & Veronica Harding Sunderland City Council is proposing to raise council tax by four per cent from April 2016. The graph below shows the the number of people in each Bands and the weekly increase. Council tax Create your own infographics It will be […]