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Leaders from North East councils have stood by their bid to secure more devolved power for the region on the closing day of a public consultation. 

The cost for motorists using council-run car parks in Newcastle city centre will increase at the end of April. 

Whitley Bay Metro station, which was damaged by wild weather last month, will remain closed until the end of March. 

North East bus operators have secured a share of extra funding from the Government, saving routes from potential cuts.  Last week, Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Government announced £80million of additional funding as part of a wider package of measures to help struggling bus operators.  But some industry experts have only cautiously welcomed the news and have […]

A University of Sunderland graduate and former Spark volunteer is hosting Iceland’s national selection event for Eurovision 2023.  Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson – also known as Siggi Gunnars – is one of three hosts of Söngvakeppnin, Iceland’s television show that is used to select the country’s Eurovision representative each year.  Gunnars said: “It is an honour […]

An investigation has been ordered into the poor sound quality inside Sunderland’s multi-million pound City Hall building.  Sunderland City Council moved into its current headquarters towards the back end of 2021, and meetings in the building’s chamber have been plagued by sound issues since.  City Hall on St Mary’s Way cost £42million to build.  At […]

Residents in Sunderland wanting to hold a street party to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III will have to seek permission from Sunderland City Council.  The first coronation in the country since that of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 will take place on Saturday May 6, 2023 at Westminster Abbey in London, and will […]

Spark has been named Best Student Radio Station at the 2022 Student Radio Awards in London. 


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