Newcastle Brown is one of the country's leading bottled ales. Newcastle is also sold in the United States and is available in bottles and, since 2003, on draught. It is also the leading draught beer in Australia and New Zealand.

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Newcastle Council

Newcastle City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, in north-east England. The council has 26 wards electing 3 councillors each making a total of 78 with the Liberal Democrats holding 48 seats and Labour the remaining 30 seats

Newcastle upon Tyne Council is responsible for a wide range of services including planning and buildings control, the collecton of council tax and the administration of council tax benefit and housing benefit.Your Homes Newcastle is responsible for managing council homes on behalf of Newcastle City Council.The educatiion department has responsibiity for childcare, schooling, adult education and training.

Council Offices

Address Newcastle City Council Civic Centre Barras Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 1RD
Phone: 0191 232 8520 Fax: 0191 211 4908

Council Tax

Newcastle City Council is responsible for the collection of council tax and business rates. Business Rates or Non-Domestic Rates, as they are sometimes known, are a tax payable for all occupied and some unoccupied business premises.

Council Tax Contact Details

Questions about Council Tax are dealt with by the Revenues Department, Telephone 0845 111 4101 Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm. Payment of a bill can be made in person at any Customer Service Centre. You can post a payment to: City Treasurer Newcastle City Council PO Box 2PT Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 2PT

Planning Services & Building Control

The Buildings Control Team at Newcastle upon Tyne Council is responsible for making sure that buildings are properly designed and constructed in accordance with health & safety regulations .Planning applications are required for the change in use or development of land and planning enforcement is the responsibility of Planning Control. Newcastle Council currently deals with approximately two and a half thousand planning applications every year.

Job Vacancies

Newcastle upon Tyne City Council is a major employer in the city with staff engaged in a wide range of trades and professions. Please see our Newcastle Jobs page for more details.