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Hartlepool: Council Tax Free planned

4 days ago | northeastbylines.co.uk | Nic Marko

Labour chiefs in Hartlepool have announced council tax is to be frozen next year to help ease financial pressures on families in the borough. The planned freeze for 2026/27 comes after close collaboration between town MP Jonathan Brash, Hartlepool Borough Council leader Councillor Brenda Harrison, and national government ministers.
Hartlepool: Council Tax Freeze planned

4 days ago | northeastbylines.co.uk | Nic Marko

Labour chiefs in Hartlepool have announced council tax is to be frozen next year to help ease financial pressures on families in the borough. The planned freeze for 2026/27 comes after close collaboration between town MP Jonathan Brash, Hartlepool Borough Council leader Councillor Brenda Harrison, and national government ministers.
Durham: Residents object to wind turbine plans

1 week ago | northeastbylines.co.uk | Bill Edgar

Concerned County Durham residents fear a proposed new wind turbine would “tower over the landscape” and dwarf their village. Amazon has applied for planning permission to install a 140-metre-high wind turbine next to its large storage and distribution centre in Bowburn, County Durham.
Darlington: New mayor elected

1 week ago | northeastbylines.co.uk | Bill Edgar

Northgate councillor Sonia Kane was promoted at a ceremony last week and will represent the borough throughout the community for the next year. The new Mayor of Darlington has spoken of her pride and love for the town after being elected into the role. Northgate councillor Sonia Kane was promoted at a ceremony last week and will represent the borough throughout the community for the next year. The Labour member said: “It’s an extreme honour and a privilege to become Mayor.
Stockton: Labour councillors hit back in Yarm High Street row

2 weeks ago | northeastbylines.co.uk | Gareth Lightfoot

Leading members of the Labour-led Stockton Council have accused Conservative Stockton West MP Matt Vickers of “silly political games” after he accused the authority of “flawed and secretive decision-making and lack of consultation”. He had claimed the council had not listened to residents and ignored their views, but the Labour leaders say they did consult, that Mr Vickers had previously supported the plans and they called on him to “correct the record”.
TVCA: The Great North Launch

2 weeks ago | northeastbylines.co.uk | Daniel Hodgson

Excitement was etched on the faces of regional leaders in Leeds as eight northern mayors shared the stage to launch The Great North. Taking inspiration and some branding from the Great North Run, mayors stretching from Liverpool to the North East and everywhere in between spoke about this new project and what it will mean for the 15 million residents in the North of England.
Conclave and its current cultural relevance

3 weeks ago | northeastbylines.co.uk | Will Pollock

To most of us, the goings on of the Vatican are a total enigma, shrouded in mystery and dogmatic whispers. Edward Berger, director of the critically acclaimed All Quiet on the Western Front sets out alongside an excellent cast to shed some light on the secretive and tense process of selecting a new pope in what has quickly become a very relevant thriller in his new film Conclave.
Gateshead: 18% tenant satisfaction over housing complaint handling “abysmal” says housing chief

3 weeks ago | northeastbylines.co.uk | Austen Shakespeare

Gateshead housing boss, coun Chris Buckley, has apologized to council tenants following a decline in the levels of satisfaction recorded on how the local authority has dealt with complaints regarding accommodation. According to a report published last week, satisfaction over complaint handling fell from 26% in 2023/24 to just 18% in 2024/25. The survey findings were based on a telephone survey conducted by 1,155 Gateshead Council renters.
Darlington: Council to end hall funding support

3 weeks ago | northeastbylines.co.uk | Bill Edgar

Residents have launched a campaign to save their village hall after a council announced it will no longer fund the facility. Heighington Village Hall committee said it is “exploring options” to keep the building open after 2027, when Darlington Borough Council’s financial support will end. Committee members issued a call for new “creative and passionate” volunteers to protect the site’s future and pick up the financial burden.
Choose Europe: welcoming EU leaders to the UK

3 weeks ago | northeastbylines.co.uk | Yvonne Wancke

A group of campaigners from a range of pro-European organisations and groups plan to show a warm welcome to EU leaders at the EU – UK summit at Downing Street on Monday. Keir Starmer has said of the meeting:“I’m ambitious about what we can achieve there. I want a closer relationship on security, on defence, on trade and on the economy. The mindset is important and this is, I think, a shared approach.