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Labour blasts 'total mess' Reform as Sunderland councillor quits party three months after being elected
Councillor Ian McKinley was elected to the Hetton ward in November in a by-election
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Host of '80s and '90s stars to take over North East landmark for two-day music festival
For the first time in its 600-year history, Lumley Castle will host a major music festival.
Efforts to plant huge forest in North East with 600,000 trees hit by legal challenge
Lanchester Properties says it is has shouldered costs in the case against Forestry Commission to give residents a voice but developers say it is only 'delaying the inevitable'
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Police searching for wanted Newcastle man 'actively evading arrest'
Thomas Hall is the subject of extensive enquiries by Northumbria Police, with officers appealing for information from members of the public
Washington Wetlands Centre boss stole £19,000 from charity to fund his gambling addiction
Stephen Street betrayed the trust of the charity who employed him to fund his gambling habit during a difficult period in his life
Ombudsman orders North Tyneside Council to pay family thousands after child left without school place for a year
North Tyneside Council has agreed to pay thousands of pounds to a family after a child was left without a school place for a year.
Hunt for 'disgusting' pervert who carried out sex act in front of teen girl on Newcastle bus
A teenage girl has been left scared to go out after her horrific ordeal on the number 39 bus while travelling home from Newcastle city centre
North East university lecturers begin strike action amid bitter row over 'raid' on pensions
UCU members at Northumbria University are planning 10 days of strike action after bosses told staff to switch to a different pension scheme in an effort to save £11 million per year
Sunderland Labour calls on university to halt planned National Glass Centre demolition
The National Glass Centre in Sunderland is set to close to the public on July 31, this year
When will it stop raining in North East with wet weather feeling never-ending?
The beginning of 2026 has felt like non-stop rain for many with one of the wettest winters in memory
I was blown away by Billy Elliot at the Sunderland Empire - here's why you should book tickets for his return
A decade since he last danced his way to becoming one of Sunderland Empire’s biggest shows, Billy is back!
Police searching for missing North East man last seen wearing black padded coat
Christopher, 34, was last seen in the Tees Street area of Concord, between 7pm and 7.30pm
North East university lecturers begin strike action amid bitter row over 'raid' on pensions
Hundreds of academics at a North East university went on strike today amid a bitter row over a “raid” on their pensions.
'Vital' works to protect historic North East landmark continue as repairs enter next stage
Restoration plans for the Tynemouth clock tower have been submitted by the local authority.
We're turning up the heat with a huge Fire & Ice Festival
A cool festival is back to turn up the heat later this month.
Prison officer jailed over messages to murderer inmate at North East prison
Ellis Eyles was a serving officer at HMP Deerbolt when she began regularly messaging and calling Mitchell Ingham
North East social club beer garden revamp plans approved amid objections
Despite concerns about installations to the rear garden from neighbours, councillors have approved Tynemouth Social Club's proposed face-lift.
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PHD student was victim of "savage attack" in upmarket street by her ex husband
A PHD student was the victim a "savage attack" by her ex husband in an upmarket suburban street.
Morrisons making 'old school' change to all UK supermarkets
Morrisons is making some changes which will affect shoppers at all its UK supermarkets
Exactly when snow is forecast to hit Newcastle and the Tyneside coast
The snow will be only the latest weather woe for the region, all you need to know