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Gateshead awarded nearly £1m in funding for active travel24 May 2023Vital projects to encourage more active travel in Gateshead have won close to £1m funding from the Active Travel Fund.
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Clean Air Zone charging for vans starts 17 July15 May 2023Charges for older, more polluting vans in the Clean Air Zone will start on Monday 17 July 2023.
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What can you do to help Gateshead go carbon neutral?03 April 2023The next important chapter in our journey to go carbon neutral puts the people of Gateshead right at the heart of it all.
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Divest Tyne & Wear campaigning24 March 2023Campaigners from Divest Tyne & Wear gathered at the Civic Centre in Gateshead on Friday 24 March as part of their regionwide Day of Action.
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Active travel competition for Birtley children24 March 2023Children from five schools around Birtley are competing in an active travel and road safety challenge, with an exciting prize at stake.
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Gateshead wins vital funds to help expand innovative heat networks24 May 2023A project to build on the success of Gateshead's ground breaking District Energy Network will go ahead after winning over £270,000 of funding.
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Gateshead school pupils joined on school run by MP Ian Mearns10 March 2023Ian Mearns MP joined pupils from his constituency on the school to celebrate their active travel achievements.
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The Clean Air Zone is now live30 January 2023Drivers of older taxis, HGVs, buses and coaches will need to pay a charge to enter Newcastle city centre, but financial assistance is available.
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Clean Air Zone launch - make sure you're prepared25 January 2023
Drivers are being urged to make sure they are prepared for the Clean Air Zone launching in Newcastle and Gateshead from next week.
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Clean Air Zone launches later this month13 January 2023
Drivers are being reminded that a Clean Air Zone covering part of Newcastle and Gateshead will launch at the end of this month.
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Gateshead recognised with award for carbon reduction20 November 2022
Investment in innovative mine water heating and solar parks has just won Gateshead Council a national award for 'Best Carbon Reduction'.
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Clean Air Zone - applications for grants set to open11 November 2022Vehicle owners affected by the Clean Air Zone will be able to apply for grants and other financial support from next week.
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Developing the future of Gateshead06 September 2022We have recently launched a 'Call for Sites' and it will be open for submissions of potential development sites until Sunday 23rd October.
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New gates and fencing suffer vandalism and costly damage02 September 2022New fencing and gates installed at the Whitehills Nature Park have been vandalised and in some areas removed altogether.
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Councils set out Clean Air Zone launch proposals20 July 2022Proposals for a phased introduction of the new Clean Air Zone for Newcastle and Gateshead have been approved by councillors from both authorities.
