“It’s essential that we move with the times” was DVLA chief executive Simon Tse’s statement on proposals to close regional offices that puts at risk 1,21
An attempted burglary was made at a Barnard Castle building society. Police were called to the Britannia, in Barnard Castle, County Durham, just after midnight on Wednesday, November 30. However, they discovered nothing had been taken in the attempted break-in.
Police estimated that around 700 public sector workers took part in the recent pensions protest as Middlesbrough’s Transporter Bridge was closed. A nurse and cancer patient, Margaret Toase, declined treatment to join a picket line outside Middlesbrough’s James Cook Hospital.
A new machine enables customers to pre-pay for pints using swipe cards in a Hoyland pub. Licensing officers from Barnsley Council are due to visit the premises. Management confirmed under 18s at the Queen’s Head could not take advantage.
Bus workers in South Yorkshire are planning strikes if a pay dispute is not resolved by this Friday (November 18). Barnsley, Rotherham and the Dearne Valley would be affected by the walkout.
A Louth pub has been rewarded for the quality and standards of its toilets as the facilities achieved the highest rating in the Loo of the Year Awards 2011. The Joseph Morton in Kidgate was given a maximum five-star rating by inspectors.
Staff at One North East, which shuts in March, will receive a total of £7.5 million in redundancy payments. There are 291 workers affected at the jobs creation organisation, which was set up in 1999 and based in Newcastle.
York Council’s planning officers have recommended that a planning application for a new multi-million pound base to cover the city centre should be approved.
