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Full list of North East roadworks and road closures this week
All the planned road closures and roadworks across the region for the week beginning Monday, July 20
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Church for sale in desirable Northumberland town centre offering chance to convert into unique home
The former Alnwick Methodist Church is currently on the market via Pattinson estate agents with an asking price of £265,000.
Northumberland woman stabbed 84-year-old she was caring for in a 'relationship of sorts'
Sarah Wilson, of Blyth, who is vulnerable, lashed out with a kitchen knife after the pensioner punched her and put her in a head lock
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Thug plunged broken bottle into man's neck as he lay on ground after Tyneside street stand-off
Samuel Olvhoj fell out with the victim and was seen slashing at him with a broken bottle before sticking it in the back of his neck in North Tyneside
Gateshead full council meetings capped at maximum of two hours to limit 'waffle'
Following a Reform UK motion, the local authority's full council meetings will now be capped at 120-minutes
Cullercoats police incident LIVE: Updates as huge cordon in place along sea front
Emergency services have been called to an incident in Cullercoats with cordon in place on Sunday evening.
River Tyne crane incident LIVE: Updates after ship involved in collision at Port of Tyne
Emergency services were called to the Port of Tyne following the incident at around 1pm on Sunday.
Onlooker describes 'horrific' Port of Tyne incident scene as one person taken to Newcastle RVI
A dockside crane has been damaged in the incident on the Port of Tyne in South Shields
North East construction worker leaving UK to set up dream scuba diving business in Tenerife
Brian Harrison, who admits he couldn't swim until he was an adult, saved £30,000 by working back-to-back nightshifts to make his dream become a reality
Funeral notices in the Chronicle this week including tributes to a nineteen-year-old 'tragically lost at sea'
A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
Inside the 79 year old Gateshead Animal Shelter which desperately needs new kennel block
Inside the Gateshead 79 year old Animal Shelter fundraising for new kennel block
Tynemouth Pool evacuated after 'chlorine leak' and will be closed for rest of day
Tynemouth Pool said it will issue an update on the situation tomorrow
A busy morning at Newcastle Central station in 1980 - and how the same view looks today
In the year the station was marking its 130th anniversary, a single ticket from Newcastle to London cost £25
'I put £24,000 in an international bank and within days I feared I might never be able to access the money'
Eric Anderson, 77, had initially deposited the sum in order to convert it into Euros and improve his Lanzarote holiday home, but quickly found himself locked out of the account
Alan Titchmarsh shares one-ingredient trick to help hydrangeas thrive in summer
'The clue to their cultivation lies in their name,' the gardening expert explained
'Incensed' Jeremy Clarkson takes fresh swipe at Chris Packham in Clarkson's Farm row
Addressing the comments made about Diddly Squat Farm on Celebrity Gogglebox, the presenter joked that he 'should have kept schtum'
Newcastle's Women's Street Watch funding for new vehicle after van fails its MOT
The group help women get home safe from nights out, but now its beloved Wilma the van has been written off
Family's lucky escape as bus carrying passengers smashes into North East garden
Claire Read heard a bang that she initially thought was thunder but when she looked out of a window she saw a bus in the garden where her children usually play
Newcastle teacher, 60, to mark retirement by completing unique marathon challenge
Retiring Newcastle teacher Jon Strong is set to complete his A-Z marathon list, with most under three hours 30 minutes as his personal best stands at two hours 58 minutes.
NHS sepsis symptoms warning as public urged to 'trust your instincts'
The deadly reaction to an infection can turn life-threatening in a matter of hours, with the NHS urging patients to be aware of the warning signs