Veterans support network expands as 21 more organisations share £13.2m
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Politics and councils
Veteran support centre network to more than double as East Durham charity gets extra funding
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More than 400 secondary schools to share £22.5 million for clubs, sport and activities
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Government sets out winter weather plans including £1.4 billion for flood defences
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South Tyneside and Sunderland among councils sharing almost £10 million for affordable food
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New roads policing team targets illegal number plates
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Illegal waste dump at Callerton near Newcastle Airport shut down as investigation begins
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Newcastle City Council named partner in national social and affordable homes programme
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More than 150 rural 4G mast upgrades go live, with Northumberland among areas covered
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Steel frame going up at Darlington Economic Campus site
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John Healey named Chancellor of the Exchequer in July ministerial appointments
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Government signs charter giving young people a say in £500m youth strategy
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Fourteen government buildings closed across the UK as savings reach £43.1 million
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