Category: Politics

In a statement, the Durham Miners’ Association – who organiser the annual gala – said that Reform ‘did not understand’ the reasons for their non-invitation. “Everyone in Durham is welcome at the Gala,” the statement reads. “But we invite on to the platform, and as guests at the DMA’s social events, some of our many friends…

Hartlepool Service Station, on Belle Vue Way, has made the move and is calling on other petrol stations to follow suit. The business has been praised by Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash and councillor Quewone Bailey-Fleet for “taking a stand against illegal and dangerous off-road biking in the town.” Cllr Bailey-Fleet said: “Illegal off-road bikes have…

The possibility of a fully renovated and realised Leamside Line stretching down to Ferryhill in County Durham is still unknown, just weeks after a £900m Washington Tyne and Wear Metro extension was given the green light. The extension should open by 2033, after Labour committed to the “biggest ever investment” in the North’s transport infrastructure –…

Leaders have agreed a new “hybrid” system for affordable housing – homes for sale or rent at discounted rates for people whose needs are not met by the private market – at a Stockton Council cabinet meeting. They approved plans to use five sites on Raleigh Road, Londonderry Road, Stirling House, Parkside House and Thornaby…

Councillor Justin Thompson believes weedkiller used by Redcar and Cleveland Council, to avoid grass cutting and therefore saving cash, is causing graves in Skelton Cemetery to tilt. He claims this is due to the chemical leaving grass around headstones “scorched” and impacting the soil structure, which then erodes and weakens the headstones’ foundations. Councillor Justin…

Both by-elections are caused by ReformUK councillors stepping down, one because of his health issues and the other because he was ineligible to stand in the first place. The article, provided by the independent Local Democracy Reporting Service, provoked an outburst on social media by Reform’s deputy leader in Durham, not disputing the article’s accuracy,…

Labour’s Stockton North MP Chris McDonald urged people to support shopkeepers and market traders in a recent social media video. He said while “everything isn’t perfect”, Stockton High Street was busier and safer with seven-day-a-week policing and improvements with Operation Shield. However this attracted derision from Conservative councillor Niall Innes, who branded Mr McDonald “out…

Ms Reeves set out spending plans for the coming years today (Wednesday, June 11), with boosts for the NHS, defence and schools as she said the UK was “starting to see the results” of Labour’s efforts. The spending review sets out day-to-day spending plans for the next three years and capital spending plans for the next four. North…

The former Police frontman, who grew up in Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, told the BBC that the North East had been “wilfully neglected by successive governments for decades”. The comments came as it was announced the singer-songwriter had made a “generous” donation to the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, which has been described as the…

The Assisted Dying Bill, which has been signed by doctors of different specialities, is due to return to parliament this Friday (June 13), when MPs are expected to vote on the remaining stages of the Bill. The Bill has attracted support from campaigners, but many disability charities and medical practitioners remain opposed to the Bill in its…