The North Shields 800 celebrations are launching in style with free events at the Exchange 1856 theatre. On the evenings of Friday January 31 and Saturday February 1, North Shields band Hector Gannet is playing free ticketed concerts at the venue, with more than 800 people expected to attend. The tickets soldContinue Reading
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has kickstarted a plan to tackle child poverty across the region and support families. The Mayor met with community leaders, charities, businesses and teachers in Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland and took part in a story time reading session with local pupils as she saw first hand work underway to helpContinue Reading
A teenager has been charged with a slew of offences after he was arrested in connection with a burglary in Sunderland. In the early hours of Monday morning (January 27), police received a report that a vehicle had been taken from an address in the Glenleigh Drive area of Sunderland.Continue Reading
A travelling library which serves rural communities across North Yorkshire is adding another stop to its busy schedule. Residents in Fairburn, near Sherburn in Elmet, can now access the county’s vast library collection on their doorstep when the touring vehicle makes its monthly stop. North Yorkshire Council’s supermobile library carriesContinue Reading
Police are appealing to the public for information after a man and dog sadly died in a collision in Northumberland. At around 7.40pm yesterday (Wednesday), police received a report of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian on the A1 in Berwick. It was reported that a yellow CitroënContinue Reading
Oliver Henry Alexander King, 52, of Bedale, North Yorkshire, appeared at York Magistrates’ Court on Friday 24 January 2025, where he pleaded guilty to one charge of operating a waste site without an environmental permit, and one charge of failing to comply with a notice to clear waste from theContinue Reading
The fight against rural crime has come under the national spotlight as a government minister pays a visit to Northumberland. Daniel Zeichner, Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs, joined Superintendent Andy Huddleston of the National Rural Crime Unit and partners on a tour of the county on Thursday (January 23). TheContinue Reading
Work to install a temporary propping measure to support the closed Gateshead flyover has now been completed, enabling Metro trains to run once again. The ageing 1960s structure was closed two weeks ago after increased monitoring identified concerns about one of the pillars, prompting Gateshead Council to take immediate actionContinue Reading
Police are appealing to the public for information after a man sadly died in a collision in Northumberland. Just before 6.30pm yesterday (Monday), police received a report of a one-vehicle collision in Amble. It was reported that a Kia Sportage had been travelling along Percy Drive before it left theContinue Reading
A 27-year-old man has been remanded in custody at Teesside Magistrates Court today, Tuesday 31st December 2024, after being charged with two counts of assault which left two people with none-life threatening stab injuries in Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough CID charged the man following the reported incident in Morpeth Avenue in theContinue Reading
