North Tyneside

There will also be mayoral elections in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Doncaster, North Tyneside, and the West of England and - for the first time - in Hull and East Yorkshire and Greater Lincolnshire.

Kellie Watson, 47, from Killingworth, North Tyneside, said it was "devastating" when her 11-month old kitten Martha was run over and repeatedly hit by cars until a stranger took her to the vets.

Mayors in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Doncaster, North Tyneside, and the West of England are up for election.

Issues with the concrete in ceilings at Hazlewood Primary School in Wideopen, North Tyneside, were identified in February 2024.

North Tyneside Council said it had also spent funds on two other schools in North Tyneside facing concrete-related issues over the past year.