The Northumberland nature project that brought people together and transformed communities

Border Links are a community enterprise supporting social and economic inclusion for people with learning disabilities. Funding for the project allowed the group to become custodians of a litter ...

Plans to convert former Northumberland council offices into care home for complex adults approved

A former council office building is set to be re purposed as a care home for complex adults. Leading councillors in ...

Newcastle bully battered ex with rolling pin, bit her and yanked hair out in 40-minute attack

Charlteston, 29, of Scarborough Road, Walker, Newcastle, who has 71 previous convictions, mainly for theft and dishonesty, and who had been released from prison on post licence supervision at the time ...

The Wuthering Heights Yorkshire Dales cottages perfect for a staycation

The new Wuthering Heights adaption is hitting the big screen and a visit to the Yorkshire Moors could be the perfect getaway ...

Damning regulator report finds ‘very serious failings’ for Northumberland’s social housing

The social housing system in Northumberland requires “fundamental change” after an inspection identified a number of “very ...

Confusion as North East council blasts ‘abysmal’ auditors over red flag finance report

Auditors monitoring Newcastle City Council's finances have branded the authority "ineffective", but senior councillors ...

In pictures: Prince Edward opens £400m expansion to North East medicine and vaccine factory

This is the moment Prince Edward opened a £400m expansion to a medicine and vaccine factory in the North East. The Duke of ...

Two in court after Newcastle taxi driver suffers broken nose in alleged robbery

StaceyLee Dodds and William Keith Allen have been charged in connection with the incident, which happened in Walker, ...

Met Office gives verdict on when the rain will come to an end

The rainy forecast is accompanied by two separate warnings, as the Met Office warns of snow and ice in the region over the next two days, in addition to the UKHSA cold weather health alert from Friday ...

Whickham pub attack accused pleads guilty after victim left with 'serious' head injury

Attack accused Shaun Allan has pleaded guilty to wounding after a man was found seriously injured outside a Tyneside pub. The ...

Alan Shearer's six-word Newcastle United point backs up Eddie Howe's pre-game prediction

Alan Shearer delivered glowing praise for Newcastle United's performance against Tottenham Hotspur as they bounced back from ...

North East council worker who threw plant at police officer during riot jailed

A council worker who threw a plant at a police officer during a mass riot has been jailed. Harry Farrer was working for the local authority serving the area where he took part in scenes which shamed ...