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Controversial proposals to extend a clay quarry in Newcastle and create a huge lake on the site have come under renewed criticism from local MP Paul Farrelly.

Newcastle’s Labour MP Paul Farrelly has asked the government to intervene in Tesco’s plans to redevelop its huge, 24-hour superstore at Trent Vale, taking the decision out of the hands of Stoke-on-Trent City Council.

A group of residents in Newcastle have won the support of local MP Paul Farrelly after launching a community campaign to combat the catastrophic decline in wild bees.

Council leaders are coming under renewed pressure to tackle an underground fire which has been burning for three years in a Newcastle woodland.