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Newcastle upon Tyne's city council is undergoing a 3-year programme to cut more than £100m from its spending, with the loss of 1200 jobs. Chris Tighe, northeast correspondent, reports on a city where – in the words of one local charity worker – 'life is one long recession'.
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