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Publish and be northern: Author Ashleigh Nugent, left, author Milly Johnson, top right and Liverpool Literary Agency founder Clare Coombes

Publish and be northern: Agents, publishers and writers fighting back

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 18: Britain's Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, leaves 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on January 18, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Over 110 projects to benefit from government levelling up fund

An image showing how Northumberland Street could look.

Major revamp of street with new 50ft lighting pillars put on hold

Council redundancy cash.

Council's £1m redundancy bill

Next year's redundancy bill is likely to be a lot higher, following two recent six-figure payouts.

County council spends more than £1.5m on redundancy packages in past year

Ashington continues to be blighted with litter and fly-tipping issues.

Government minister has no plans to visit region after invitation

Ian Lavery, MP for Wansbeck, has called on the government to invest more in the region.

MP complains of 'seagulls the size of jumbo jets'

Families continue to struggle to make ends meet despite Government's levelling up policy (photo: Adobe)

Queen’s Speech ‘another nail in coffin’ of Levelling Up agenda

Homelessness increases

Nearly 500 lose their homes in Northumberland

Alan Campbell, Tynemouth MP.

MP COLUMN: Government's Levelling Up white paper failed to address the problems