News (North East)

Two men awarded rare accolade for their help after Benwell explosion last year

Northumberland council calls for urgent review of SEND provision as demand outstrips funding

Hexham MP secures government meeting to boost support for domestic abuse survivors in Northumberland

Sunderland school children give new names to council's fleet of gritters

NE Youth celebrates young people, youth workers & volunteers at their Impact Awards 2025

County Durham mum with SEND children is backing calls to reconsider reforming primary SATs

North East metro climate threat

Police appeal for information after man was assaulted and robbed in North Tyneside

Blue Islands suspends all flights: what passengers need to know

World's longest-running grey seal pup survey continues on Farne Islands

4 charged in connection with fatal North Shields house fire

Five day strike for resident doctors in the North East in row over pay

Hopes to turn an old Durham toilet block into café

Safeguarding changes for children in custody to be introduced, following Medomsley Detention Centre ...

Newcastle announced as a host for Euros 2028

Investigation update into hit and run in Gateshead

Rob Edwards appointed as Wolves Head Coach

Report into abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre finds wardens were either complicit or incompetent

Two Peterlee factories at risk of closure with loss of hundreds of jobs

A Benwell charity says those needing support has increased every year for the last 5 years

Thousands of aerospace workers at Leonardo to strike over pay

Men jailed after crashing stolen car into Sunderland care home

Man with serious injuries after suspected hit and run collision in Gateshead

County Durham veteran charity tells us about the importance of Armistice Day

North Shields' own Sam Fender to donate his Mercury Music Prize money to charity supporting music ve...

Durham County Council urging other local authorities to back Maya's Law

New pothole fixing machine rolling out across Gateshead roads

Man in his 70s killed in Northumberland crash

No Lynx reintroduction in Northumberland

North Tyneside Mayor stands “united” with Meadow Well residents in aftermath of Bonfire Night chaos

Former footballer Joey Barton found guilty of sending grossly offensive social media posts

Durham student housing operator fined over fire safety breaches

Firefighters in County Durham targeted with fireworks on Bonfire Night

Family pet dies after South Shields dog attack

Great North Air Ambulance appeals for funding to get vital third aircraft

Newcastle health organisation launch antenatal event to bust myths around new babies