Newcastle headlines 14 February: Ferris Wheel on the Quayside

Here are your latest Newcastle headlines.

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

00:03 Observers might have noticed that a big wheel is standing on the site of the former Spillers

00:07 Flower Mill where the YI Wheel would have been built. The attraction is the centrepiece

00:12 of the Valentine's Funfair which is due to open on the Riverside spot later this week.

00:16 While the YI Wheel would have stood at a massive 460 feet tall, the Funfair's wheel is a

00:21 more modest 105 feet.

00:24 Next, council house tenants in Newcastle are set to be hit by another major rent hike.

00:29 Thousands of your home's Newcastle residents across the city could see their rent bills

00:34 and other charges jump by 7.7% in April if proposals are signed off by council leaders

00:40 next week.

00:42 Finally, North East singer Perrie Edwards has confirmed it's time for her solo music

00:47 to be released. The 30-year-old singer originally found fame as part of the girl group Little

00:51 Mix.

00:52 And that's you all up to date.

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