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Newcastle Great Park new homes plan: 400 sign petition as Sage HQ faces demolition
Newcastle Great Park residents have raised concerns over school places, roads and healthcare following news of the housing places
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North East Tesco shoppers urged to donate Christmas toys to help families in need
Tesco stores are collecting new and unwrapped toys purchased in store which charities will then distribute to children who may otherwise go without
Inside an 'exceptional' Northumberland modern mansion for sale at £3.95million
Four Acres, in Hartford Bridge, is a nine-bedroom contemporary property within private grounds
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Survivor says North East rapist who attacked her multiple times as a teenager is a 'horrible predator'
John Tyler has had the prison sentence he is already serving extended by seven years
Hexham robber repeatedly struck shop worker with branch as he made-off with basket of booze
Kevin Dickinson initially stole the basket of wine from a store in Ryton then attacked the staff member who ran after and confronted him
A view of Newcastle’s Grey Street and High Bridge in 1970 - and the same location today
More than five decades later, a different profile of tenants occupy Grey Street’s fine buildings
What happened to the Whey Aye wheel and failed Newcastle regeneration plans
Malmo and Spillers Quay in Ouseburn have been the subject of some of Newcastle's most controversial redevelopment plans over recent decades
Heaton drug driver, 67, found 'slumped' over wheel after crashing into police car at three miles an hour
Rachel Davies drove into a police car on Chillingham Road
Northumberland mum launches children's clothes swap amid rising household bills
Mum-of-two Sophie Pikett started the venture to help parents spend less on clothes that youngsters will quickly outgrow
Government expands youth jobs scheme for under-25s on Universal Credit to tackle Neets
The taxpayer-funded youth employment scheme will be expanded to include under-25s who have been claiming Universal Credit for a year, the Government has announced
A1 Northumberland crash LIVE: Two in hospital with road closed southbound near Stannington
The road has been closed near Stannington and emergency services are at the scene
Two people in hospital after A1 crash in Northumberland with southbound road closed
Emergency services are at the scene and the road is closed near Stannington
Water Minister shares advice with post-heatwave droughts impacting the UK
Emma Hardy MP has said that Brits 'don't need to be worried' about water shortages, but they should 'reflect on small changes' that could collectively help
Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Saturday, November 14
The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws
Winning Lotto and Thunderball numbers for Saturday's £2m lottery jackpot
The winning numbers from the Lotto and Thunderball draws
Meet the husband and wife with a unique hobby - and big plans to travel across the UK
Paul and Ruth Richmond-Watson have been documenting how they spend their time on social media, with over 40,000 people taking an interest
North East primary school to get new security fence despite neighbour objections
A primary school has been granted planning permission for a new security fence around its site, despite concerns from neighbours
North Tyneside drug dealer had £162,000 in unexplained bank transactions
Trudi Gilhespie was caught after police found drug-related messages on a phone
North East drug dealer arrested eight years after offence that was 'a long time ago now'
Jason Hutchinson's court summons was sent to an address that he no longer lived at, with the heroin dealer finally appearing in court this week
Gateshead town centre regeneration: Curley's pub and Park Lane club to be demolished
The planned demolition of Curley's pub on Gateshead High Street has left former regulars reminiscing