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Voters will head to the polls to elect councillors across the North East and Cumbria on 6 May.
In Hartlepool - where a by-election is also being held - all council seats are up for grabs, as is Northumberland, but in most other areas it is only some.
Votes will also choose police and crime commissioners (PCCs) for the region s four forces, and for the posts of Tees Valley and North Tyneside mayors.
Hartlepool Borough Council
Following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, three councillors will be elected to each of 12 new wards.
Controversial £6 airport tax to be scrapped at Teesside Airport this summer
Every passenger that has flown out of the airport since 2010 has had to pay the individual charge on top of their ticket price
10:23, 23 APR 2021
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Where s Teesside? Airline KLM under fire for Durham-centric airport marketing This should be giving visitors information about the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire surely
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KLM has come under fire for its Durham-centric advertising of Teesside Airport.
The airport was rebranded from Durham Tees Valley to Teesside International Airport in the summer of 2019.
Jessie Joe Jacobs, left, with Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT A LABOUR mayoral candidate who has previously criticised the amount of money spent at Teesside Airport has said she would continue its ten-year turnaround plan just weeks before voters go to the polls. Jessie Joe Jacobs, who is aiming to oust Ben Houchen in the May elections, has vowed to continue with funding already agreed as part of the airport’s rescue plan. Ms Jacobs has previously criticised the amount of money spent on the airport, describing the total spend during the pandemic on terminal redevelopments as a big concern.