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Elections 2021: Tories win Northumberland after dead-heat ballots Published image captionThe counts were called out under social distancing rules with counters wearing face masks The Conservatives have taken control of Northumberland after they won one seat by drawing lots because two candidates had exactly the same number of votes. However Labour remains in power at other councils after losing two seats in Newcastle and four in South Tyneside, but none in Gateshead. Labour still controls Sunde...

Updated Surprises? You can say that again, Jeff, but also a sense of déjà vu. The surprises come in various guises. The occasional, unexpected Labour gain for instance (notwithstanding their five loses to the Conservative Party). Bywell’s newly-elected 25-year-old Labour councillor Holly Waddell narrowly snatched her seat from incumbent Conservative councillor Stephen John Westgarth, 981 to 924. Kelly Angus, Northumberlands returning officer announces one of the results. The Greens secu...

Age-limit proposals to reduce emissions from Northumberland’s taxis have been delayed, with councillors now calling for more work and consultation. The county council was originally proposing that from April 2020, new taxi licences would only be issued to cars which are less than four years old, meaning they would all meet the EURO 6 emissions standard. For existing vehicles, a maximum eight-year life would be adopted, with a start date of April 2023, while wheelchair-accessible vehicle...

North of Tyne polticians hit back at Lord Heseltine claim that devolution deal is a joke The North of Tyne mayor serves Newcastle, North Tyneside, and Northumberland – an arrangement slammed by the architect of the regional mayor policy last week 16:00, 11 FEB 2021 Get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newslett...