In today's Northern Agenda: Five local (but not mayoral) elections to watch in our region, courtesy of LGIU

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Historic rail vehicles assembled in County Durham for ‘Europe’s biggest display’. via The Northern Agenda independent.co.uk/news/uk/county…

Polling put Labour’s Kim McGuinness narrowly ahead with 35% of the vote, just two points ahead of independent Jamie Driscoll
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Yikes...New polling from More in Common just dropped and it looks like the North East mayoral election is going to be TIGHT

Kim McGuinness and Mayor Jamie Driscoll just two points apart

AND: Reform UK's candidate outpolling the Conservatives (as in Greater Manc)

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📰Political parties are dressing their election leaflets up to look like local newspapers and try to fool voters...

On the Northern Agenda podcast Jonathan Carr-West of LGIU tells me why it's so damaging.

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RUBBLE TROUBLE!

Teesworks row rumbles on as Steve Gibson puts the boot in! Here's today's The Northern Agenda cartoon...

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#Teesworks #MiddlesbroughFC #UTB #Boro

This week on The Northern Agenda podcast:

- Andy Lock from Coalfields Regeneration Trust on how the North's ex-mining towns can thrive
- Jonathan Carr-West of LGIU on the ones to watch in May 2's local elections

Have a listen!

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More Teesworks action tomorrow. Sign up to the The Northern Agenda for FREE here 👇

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American TV food presenter wowed by Lancashire hotpot. via Susan Newton - Journalist The Northern Agenda lancs.live/news/celebs-tv…

Today's Northern Agenda newsletter leads on Middlesbrough FC owner Steve Gibson's attack on Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen

PLUS: Why is Blackpool rock under threat
AND: The first ever Northern Music Awards

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BREAKING Former Birkenhead MP Frank Field dies aged 81 as family issue statement
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In the Northern Agenda today, David Dubas-Fisher looks at the areas of England and Wales with most deaths caused by alcohol

Eight of the top 10 are in the North of England...

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Cat Smith MP

Just catching up on yesterday's Levelling Up questions in the Commons - where there was a LOT of electioneering going on (from both sides) ahead of May 2

Here's a particularly brazen example from Darlington's Conservative MP Peter Gibson...

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The furious row over Gateshead FC being denied in a place in the National League play-offs is about more than just football - it's shone a spotlight on the decisions facing austerity-hit local councils...

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WARNING!

Anti-smoking Sunak left coughing and spluttering as the lettuce returns! Here's today's The Northern Agenda cartoon...

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This week on the Northern Agenda podcast, Liam Thorp and I talk:

- Mark Menzies and Angela Rayner, which story matters more?
- Why should we name the politicians who didn't pay council tax?
- 'XL Gullies' taking our lunch

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There's a North-South divide on children in care and it's cost Northern England £25bn over four years

Today's Northern Agenda newsletter leads on the shocking report by Health Equity North

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Report at healthequitynorth.co.uk

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LIVE this morning 11.00am - all 6 candidates for North East Mayor debate bbc.co.uk/tyne
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