Category: Politics

The dusty brown countryside bears witness to what the statistics tell us: Yorkshire had its driest spring in 132 years and so a water shortage is inevitable. Perhaps, in another era, there would have been some sympathy with those who are at the mercy of the great British weather when they are tasked with ensuring…

Durham County Council detailed how it hopes to achieve its vision of making the authority more efficient, supercharging the economy, building better communities, caring for residents, and taking a practical approach to environmental targets.  The new administration will also undertake a review of council spending as part of an ambition to ensure residents receive value…

Paddy Morton, manager of the 170-year-old Strickland & Holt family business on Yarm High Street and chair of Yarm Business Forum, presented a petition on behalf of Stockton West MP Matt Vickers to Stockton Council in May. He said the loss of one hour’s free parking – replaced with a £1.50 charge for three hours…

The decision comes just days after French president Emmanuel Macron was given the honour of addressing Parliament. Kate Osborne, the Labour MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, has written twice to the Speaker of the House of Commons asking parliamentary authorities to block any address from Mr Trump inside Parliament. She told The Northern Echo: “There’s…

Voters in Easington and Shotton will elect a new county councillor to represent the ward on August 7 following the resignation of a Reform UK member.  The Durham County Council poll was called after former councillor John Bailey stood down due to ill health.  Reform won all three of the available seats within the East…

The critique came at the full meeting of the council on Wednesday, July 9, ahead of the the closure of Next, which shut its doors for the final time on Saturday, July 12. Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association (MICA) group leader Councillor Mick Saunders highlighted the wider decline of the section of Linthorpe Road near the…

A motion to be put to North Yorkshire Council members will call for the authority to carry out standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks on all new and existing councillors. The motion will be proposed at the full council meeting by Green Party councillors Kevin Foster and deputy group leader Arnold Warneken on Wednesday….

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But any controversy that lingered over the 139th Durham Miners’ Gala subsided as tens of thousands hit the streets for the annual trade union gathering and celebration of heritage. With temperatures hitting highs of 25C, a summer party atmosphere filled the roads of Durham with brass bands blasting hits and favourites. Energetic brass covers of…

Dr Husam Zomlot, who has served as the Palestinian ambassador to the UK since 2018, was one of the invited speakers to the 139th Durham Miners’ Gala held on Saturday (July 12). He became the first Palestinian to address crowds at the gathering – the largest of its kind in Europe. The ambassador said his…