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Knitted jumpers needed to keep baby lambs warm from 'bitter cold' at Northumberland farm
Whitehouse farm is appealing for the public to help knit jumpers for the new arrival of lambs
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Tyneside nurse's 'lucky escape' after tree falls on BMW during dog walk
Rachel Alvers came back from a dog walk on Wallsend Burn to find her electric car written off after a tree fell on it
Tyneside Council scraps £10-a-week social care cost break for disabled residents
North Tyneside Council bosses have removed a flat rate £10 weekly reprieve from social care costs for residents living with disabilities
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New chief fire officer’s appointment approved by Northumberland County Council
The deputy chief fire officer at the County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service is set to take the top job
Sycamore Gap sapling planted on Tyneside in 'Garden for Grief' project as lasting legacy lives on
A 'Tree of Hope' Sycamore Gap sapling has been planted in Rising Sun Country Park as part of the Garden for Grief project
14 women faced 'severe harm' and one died following Durham hospital breast cancer failings
New figures for women to suffer harm as a result of NHS breast service failings in Durham have been made public
Gorgeous pictures as families and patients wear red for Freeman Hospital's Children's Heart Unit
The annual Wear Red for Chuf day took place at the Freeman Hospital on Friday
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Car salesman who tried to have sex chat with schoolboy was caught in a police sting
A car salesman who thought he was sending sexual messages to a schoolboy on Snapchat was caught in a police sting.
We're ready to open the Northumberland Line's newest station this weekend
Passengers will be able to use a new station on the Northumberland Line when it opens this weekend.
Part of 'mock' North Sea windfarm built in the Port Of Tyne - Here's why
Part of a North Sea wind farm the size of a ten storey building has been installed at the Port of Tyne.
Police name man who died following alleged Sunderland assault as suspect charged with murder
Peter Graham, aged 52, died following a suspected assault in the Hendon area of the city
Newcastle 85-year-old burgled by armed teens who filmed themselves waking him up
Owen Johnson, of Gateshead, has avoided prison for burgling the elderly widower while Logan Richardson was locked up previously
Geordie Shore star Scotty T among seven influencers who admit illegal promotion on Instagram
Scott Timlin appeared on Geordie Shore between 2012 and 2019 won Celebrity Big Brother in 2016
Tributes to teenagers found dead in holiday park lodge
Teenagers Ethan Slater and Cherish Bean were pronounced dead at the scene at the Little Eden Holiday Park in Bridlington
Huge clean-up and restoration project for polluted Ouseburn river takes major step forward
An ambitious vision sets out plans for a cleaner, greener, and more accessible river, with the creation of walking and cycling routes stretching across Newcastle
50 firefighters tackle blaze at North East retail park as cause of major fire investigated
An investigation into the cause of the fire at Tindale Retail Park in Bishop Auckland is underway
Bloodbath horror at Tenerife resort by Los Cristianos as boy, 10, hacked to death by machete and mum 'critical'
A 34-year-old was shot by police as the boy's mum fights for her life
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Granddad threw boiling water and a dumbbell at police officers
A grandfather threw boiling water and a dumbbell at police officers after barricading himself in his own home.
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Worker ran a vile paedophile group on the messaging app Telegram
A bank worker who ran a vile paedophile group on the messaging app Telegram has been jailed for over seven years.
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Drug addict attacked cancer patient with stolen prosecco bottle
A drug addict who attacked an elderly cancer patient with a stolen bottle of prosecco during a robbery in her home has been jailed for seven years.