A MIDDLESBROUGH resident has praised a specialist team for preventing her from being admitted to a hospital and bringing care closer to her home.     Mavis Ann Connors, 88, was rushed to the emergency department at The James Cook University Hospital after having two falls within 24 hours and noticing aContinue Reading
Police investigating a report of rape in Newcastle are appealing for potential witnesses. It was reported that shortly before 2am on Sunday, February 9, a man in his 20s had been raped near Pottery Lane. An investigation was immediately launched by detectives from Northumbria Police’s Safeguarding Department and the victimContinue Reading
Officers searching for a wanted man are appealing to the public to help locate him. Kenneth Joicey, 44, is wanted in connection with an assault. Extensive searches to locate him are ongoing across the region. Joicey has strong links to the Gateshead area, in particular Felling, Leam Lane, Wrekenton and theContinue Reading
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a road traffic collision in Northumberland left a woman with serious injuries. Shortly before 3.30pm yesterday (Tuesday), police received a report of a collision on the A1068 in the Widdrington area of Northumberland. It was reported that a black Ford Focus carContinue Reading
CareScan, the innovative system developed by the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has been reviewed by a prestigious not-for-profit organisation. CareScan uses barcodes and hand-held scanners to ensure care is delivered to the right patient, at the right location, using the right equipment and products. It was introducedContinue Reading
Officers are appealing for the public’s help to locate a wanted man. Jack Hudson, who is aged 26, is wanted for breaching a community order and is understood to be actively evading arrest. Hudson has links to Gateshead, particularly the Beacon Lough area. Officers from Northumbria Police are today (Tuesday)Continue Reading
The scale of change taking place at Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Museum and Art Gallery is now clearly visible, following the construction of a large steel frame on the site. The new structure will form an extension to the Durham city venue, almost doubling its original size. Work to redevelopContinue Reading
Advanced weather modelling indicates that snow is set to hit the UK within days, stretching across a 600-mile expanse of the country. According to the ECMWF weather model, snow flurries are expected to arrive from the Atlantic on March 7, initially impacting Northern Ireland before drifting eastward and blanketing largeContinue Reading
People across North Yorkshire are being urged to play their part in helping prevent violent crime as a countywide rollout of knife bins gets underway. The bins are used to collect bladed items that might otherwise find their way into the wrong hands. The items can be deposited safely andContinue Reading
A paedophile who sexually abused two children and boasted online about his offending has been jailed. Ian Campbell threatened to share indecent photographs of one of his victims online if she did not follow his orders, and his abuse lasted over a two-year period. In March 2021, he unwittingly braggedContinue Reading
