Newcastle headlines 7 February: Jesmond’s Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme scrapped

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00:00 Hi, I'm Iona May and these are your latest Newcastle headlines.

00:03 It's reported that the portion of council tax bills used to generate extra funds for

00:07 Northumbria Police will increase. Councillors have signed off on plans from the Police Commissioner

00:12 to up the police precept by 7.7%. Ms McGuinness has warned that the uplift was needed to "rescue

00:18 the force".

00:19 Next, the council announced that it would be scrapping Jesmond's Low Traffic Neighbourhood

00:24 scheme despite admitting the project had largely achieved its aims. It comes after a public

00:29 consultation showed a significant majority of opposition to the scheme, with critics

00:33 having claimed it increased congestion.

00:37 And finally, Hoochie Coochie, an award-winning bar and live music venue in Newcastle City

00:41 Centre has been put up for sale. This comes as the current tenant wishes to retire after

00:46 running the establishment since 2011.

00:50 And that's you all up to date.

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