Simon Meechan
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LNER' deal finder lets you find train tickets and trip ideas to suit your budget
Passengers can find the cheapest deals to get trains from Newcastle to destinations like London, Edinburgh and York with LNER's new feature → Read More
Food prices hit 45-year high despite inflation easing in the UK
The rate of inflation fell in December, mostly triggered by a drop in fuel prices, but food and drink price inflation soared again → Read More
Postal voters won't need ID to vote in elections when law changes
People voting in person from May 2023 will require photo ID, but the rules are different for postal votes → Read More
12 things you can do to cut chances of getting dementia
Around 40% of dementia cases are linked to lifestyle factors that can be modified to potentially reduce the odds of developing the condition → Read More
Brits who can work remotely will be able to move to Spain under visa scheme
Spain is introducing a Digital Nomad Visa that will allow UK passport holders who work for British companies to live in Spain and work remotely → Read More
30 European countries Brits have to pay to enter once ETIAS visa waiver launches
UK Passport holders will be charged a small fee to enter 30 Schengen zone countries - including most of the EU - from November 2023 → Read More
More working days lost to October strikes than any month in past 10 years
ONS data shows 417,000 working days were lost to strikes during October 2022, the highest since November 2011. → Read More
MP calls for Government to investigate Evri after Christmas delivery delays
The MP has already written to Evri (formerly known as Hermes) demanding an 'urgent explanation' for delivery problems over the past months → Read More
New Universal Credit monthly payment rates from April 2023
Universal Credit claimants will have their payments increased by 10.1% once the new financial year starts → Read More
The qualifications you need to be a paramedic with the NHS ambulance services
If you think you have what it takes to work on the very front line for the NHS, you could consider training as a paramedic → Read More
NHS paramedic pay rates as ambulance staff strike again
Unions are calling for pay rises higher than the four per cent offered in the NHS pay scale, which they say amounts to a real terms pay cut → Read More
Child Benefit payments to increase by 10.1% from April
Benefit payments are increasing by 10.1% for the 2023/2024 financial year in the wake of high inflation → Read More
Great North Run 2023 entry ballot is open
Entry costs £62 plus a £2 booking fee for the 2023 Great North Run, which takes place on Sunday September 10, 2023 → Read More
Spain and Greece among summer flights you can book from Newcastle Airport
Newcastle Airport routes for Summer 2023 which are available to book now. Sunshine Saturday on January 7 is one of the most popular days for booking holidays → Read More
Apply to be on The Apprentice's next series, which airs in 2024
The 17th series has started, but you haven't got long to apply for the 18th series if you think you can impress Lord Alan Sugar → Read More
Eight million households will get a £300 Cost of Living payment in late 2023
Eight million pensioner households will get £300 on top of their Winter Fuel Payment later in 2023 → Read More
Times for only trains departing from Newcastle on January 5 rail strike
Only LNER and Lumo are running any trains to and from Newcastle on Thursday January 5 as operators cancel hundreds of services due to Aslef strike → Read More
Save money on NHS prescription charges with annual 'season ticket'
If you pay for two prescriptions a month you could save more than £100 by switching to a prescription prepayment certificate → Read More
The Asda cafes in the North East offering £1 meals for over-60s and kids
Asda has extended deals offering soup, a roll and unlimited hot drinks to over-60s and £1 meals for under-16s → Read More
Minimum and National Living Wage increases from April 2023 for every age group
Most who get paid the minimum rate will get a rise of 9.7% from April 2023, that works out as a £150 a month extra for a full time worker aged over 23 → Read More