Councils call for government action on CAZ support fund
Councillors are calling for urgent action from government to enable a vital Clean Air Zone support scheme for Tyneside taxi drivers and small businesses to go ahead. Newcastle and Gateshead councils submitted final Clean Air Zone (CAZ) proposals to government in October last year but are still waiting for ministerial approval along with details of […]
Newcastle City Council confirms traffic restrictions on five local bridges to be made permanent
Decisions to permanently close five local bridges to traffic are confirmed by Newcastle City Council today (1 February) as part of the council’s commitment to reduce traffic cutting through local streets and improve local neighbourhoods for the people who live there. Salters Bridge is one of the five bridges where traffic restrictions will become permanent […]
City leaders in Newcastle reject calls to fund major improvements to its road network despite backlog
Liberal Democrat councillors in Newcastle have called for more investment to tackle potholes and damaged roads which they have said present ‘serious’ health risk to the elderly, disabled and cyclists. But a call for the local authority to put in motion a five-year investment project to address the crisis was voted down by Labour councillors […]
