Safety concerns at a pedestrian crossing have been raised - a year since worries about near-misses at the spot were first ...

A North East local authority is preparing to deliver a wide range of neighbourhood improvements following a significant new ...

Councillors have called for rapid progress to deal with crumbling concrete on a key River Tyne crossing, amid ongoing concerns about its safety. The Redheugh Bridge, between Newcastle and Gateshead, ...

Gateshead Council has unveiled a new £230,000 pothole repair machine as part of a multi-million pound investment plan to improve the area’s roads. The new piece of kit, named the Pothole Pro, can ...

Now work has been done on the worst lit streets, Gateshead Council will base its next phase of improvements on feedback ...

Gateshead Council has urged its residents not to oppose plans to open new care facilities for children in need ...

Satisfaction with street cleaning is at 30% and road and pavement maintenance at 16% and 19% respectively, but 70% were happy with bin collections. Just over half of residents said they were satisfied ...

Gateshead Council's planning committee has been recommended to approve plans to change a vandalised nursery into nine flats ...

A North East council has put malicious and professional flytippers on notice, following a set of successful prosecutions and a boost to its enforcement abilities. In recent weeks, Gateshead Council ...

A woodland project in Gateshead is set to create tens of thousands of new trees. Gateshead Council is investing in a new 33-hectare woodland south west of Blaydon, thanks to funding from the Trees for ...

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