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Mick Newton (centre) has been campaigning to bring justice to mineworkers and their widows regarding pension payments for over a decade. Photo: Submitted

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Nottinghamshire council tax payers contributing more than ever to fund policing

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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025.

Watch: Rachel Reeves to make case for free trade at IMF talks

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to deliver her spring statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement: will it put more cash in your pocket?

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

8 takeaways from Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement - including welfare

Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament in October 2024 (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Spring Statement 2025 - when it is and what Chancellor could announce

Rachel Reeves facing new issue as UK firms are pausing or paring back hiring plans thanks to poor economic outlook and rising payroll costs.

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Following national announcements by Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ in October 2024, the County Council said it is facing a £31 million in additional costs in social care due to the increased minimum wage and employers’ National Insurance contributions.

Council still planning ‘no cuts budget’ despite being ‘worse off’

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Economy heading to 'worst of all worlds' with decline expected in 2025

Coun Richard Jackson says the Government Budget could put an extra £35m strain on Nottinghamshire finances. Photo: National World

Tory councillors accuse Government of £35m ‘stealth tax’ burden on taxpayers

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Frustratation as Government cuts funding for schools trying to become academies

Nottinghamshire County Council’s Cabinet met on November 7, to discuss the state of the authority’s finances.

Council projected to spend extra £31 million on adult social care

Councillor Sam Smith, Nottinghamshire County Council's Cabinet Member for Education and SEND.

School rebuilding programme funding pledge welcomed by county council

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey (C) attends the central bank's Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England on 7 November 2024 (Photo: Henry Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Alan Spencer, general secretary of Notting area NUM. Photo by Victoria Spencer.

Notts NUM general secretary on mineworkers' pension scheme in budget

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Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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Billions of pounds will go towards hiring more teachers and SEN provision 💰
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Mick Newton (centre) thanked all those who had supported their campaign. Photo: Submitted

Mineworkers handed £1.5 billion pension scheme early Christmas present in Budget

Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament in October 2024.

Watch: Potential tax rises and who could be worse off following budget

Couns Callum Bailey and Fraser McFarland join keep winter fuel campaigners in Worksop. Photo: Submitted

Worksop and Retford winter fuel cuts petition reaches almost 1,000 signatures

Nottinghamshire residents in need of support with the cost of living could get a one-off payment in December following the Government’s extension of funding

Struggling households in Nottinghamshire to get one-off payment this December

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Watch as members of the public react to the winter fuel cuts

Rachel Reeves listens to Keir Starmer on the Labour general election campaign trail in May (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: when it is and what could be in it - as PM warns of pain

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Nottinghamshire councillors to call for end to ‘cruel’ winter fuel payment cut

Here is how your MPs from across the North Nottinghamshire area voted.

As Winter Fuel Payments cut for millions – here's how your North Notts MP voted

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More suicide deaths registered in Bassetlaw last year

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks during a press conference at the Treasury in central London on July 29, 2024. (Photo by LUCY NORTH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Residents slam government plans to scrap pensioners' winter fuel allowance

Thousands of pensioners will no longer be eligible for winter fuel payments this year. Photo: Other

Winter fuel payments cuts to put ‘huge strain’ on Nottinghamshire services

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Martin Lewis' alert as payments cut - pensioners can still get £1000s

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a National Wealth Fund, a £7.3 billion state investment in businesses in manufacturing, green and other high-growth industries to boost the economy.

North Nottinghamshire's stagnant job market could suppress business creativity

Labour has promised to reform the planning process after Keir Starmer was elected as Prime Minister

Decade-low number of planning applications submitted in Bassetlaw

The candidates for Bassetlaw in the general election, clockwise from top left: Brendan Clarke-Smith (Con), Rachel Reeves (Green), Jo White (Lab), Frank Ward (Reform), Helen Tamblyn-Saville (Lib Dem). Photo: Other

Battle lines drawn in Bassetlaw as Labour aim to regain seat from the Tories

Claire Ward was elected as the first East Midlands mayor earlier this month. Photo: Submitted

Reform UK candidate for Bassetlaw is father of Labour mayor Claire Ward
The Reform UK candidate for Bassetlaw has been named as the father of Labour's East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward.
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