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Eight planning applications in Gateshead this week in your neighbourhood
This week's planning applicaiton wrap-ups for the Gateshead area.
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'Treating myself to a glass of wine gave me neck pain - but I never dreamed it was cancer'
Hollie Thursby lost her own mother to a form of cancer when she was just 10, now she is determined her sons won't have to deal with life without her
Inside 'excellent' Northumberland family home up for sale at £875,000
The six-bedroom detached property in Morpeth which is marketed by Brunton Residential occupies an acre plot
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Full list of product recalls in January 2026 from shampoo to baby formula
The recall notices were issued throughout the month for varying retailers
Speed cameras planned for major route as drivers look to avoid A1 congestion
Traffic on the road has increased in recent years as drivers look to avoid bottlenecks on the A1
The latest North East Postcode Lottery winners as neighbours Northumberland and Whitley Bay receive prizes
Residents of these North East areas who play the national game have won at least a thousand pound prize per ticket
The road menaces who have been convicted of dangerous driving in the North East
A number of defendants have been locked up for their crimes
Drug-fuelled Gateshead thief stole nurse's jumper and keys as she treated him in hospital
James Dodds had only been released from prison a few hours earlier
A jewel in the crown of Newcastle city centre - the Central Arcade opened 120 years ago
Opened in 1906, the Edwardian-built arcade was home to JG Windows music store for decades
Inside an 'impeccably stylish' detached South Tyneside home for sale at £2.5million
The Cleadon property, which is being marketed by Sanderson Young, is situated on a 0.66 acre plot with extensive lawned gardens
Everything we know as Nigel Farage seen in Newcastle city centre bar
The Reform UK leader was seen in Hibou Blanc on High Bridge for a private function on Friday afternoon
North East rapist left woman feeling 'degraded and broken' after attacking her as she slept
Peter Esen, of South Shields, took advantage of the victim's vulnerability after she fell asleep on a sofa at a house after a night out
Charity outraged after 'mindless' vandals damage around 200 trees on Northumberland nature reserve
Northumberland Wildlife Trust has slammed the vandals who have targeted two nature reserves in recent weeks
Newcastle Metro Station platform reopens after 'urgent repairs'
Byker Metro Station was closed temporarily on Friday due to emergency works on one of its platforms
EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning Lottery numbers for Friday, January 30
The winning National Lottery numbers for tonight's EuroMillions and Thunderball draws
Pictures as Nigel Farage private function in Newcastle bar attracts protesters
The Reform UK leader was in Newcastle city centre on Friday afternoon for a private event
Schitt's Creek and Home Alone star Catherine O'Hara dies aged 71
The Emmy winning actor died at home "following a brief illness", her agency CAA confirmed in a statement
'Dead body' in North East scaffolding truck reported to police turns out to be fake arm
Mark Graham, a director of HSS Scaffolding, says he burst out laughing when police called about a dead body in one of his business's trucks
North East gang who supplied £1.3m of cocaine in a month and had a handgun jailed for 74 years
Nine men from Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland have been jailed for drugs and gun offences
Northumberland mountain rescue team leader in Mozambique emergency flood response
Jamie Pattison has been deployed to Mozambique as part of UKISAR, which responds to humanitarian emergencies and disasters across the world