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New chief fire officer and financial boss to be appointed in Northumberland
The previous fire chief left following an investigation into the organisation's culture
Fears tourist tax will be 'difficult to collect' from Northumberland holiday lets
Mayor Kim McGuinness has proposed a £2 per night tourist tax, but some in Northumberland says this will be difficult to collect from Airbnbs and holiday lets
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North East families slam Government decision not to expand newborn blood test to screen for rare condition
The UK National Screening Committee published its decision to advise against screening for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) on Thursday, a rare genetic condition which causes a progressive loss of physical and mental skills
Gateshead highway repairs rack up near £10m bill since 2018 including 96,415 pothole repairs
While highway repairs have climbed to nearly £10m since 2018, near technology is hoped to improve efficiency and quality of first-time fixes.
State of the art new NHS lab to help support people with conditions like cerebral palsy
A new "gait lab" has opened at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle
Experts hit out at major change proposed for all drivers
Major legal changes to improve driving safety have been put forward
'Wicked' sex predator stalked stranger across Newcastle city centre before trying to rape her
Thomas Dodds, of Ashington, was only stopped from raping the woman by her bravely fighting him off
Council backs Newcastle centre for writing with £1m boost to buy listed building
There are big plans to transform Newcastle city centre's Old Post Office building into a new hub for writing and publishing, which it is hoped can open in 2028
'He would've taken my face off': Son's terror after his Tyneside dad went for him with an axe
Kevin Cruickshanks has been jailed after attacking his son while he was out buying milk in South Shields
Newcastle's Side photographic gallery to set up office at Baltic
The move comes after the Side decided not to re-open its own gallery on the Quayside
Gateshead Council refuses to set new end date for flyover demolition
Council leader Martin Gannon had previously pledged in March last year that the crumbling Gateshead Flyover would be gone “within a year”, but its demolition is yet to begin
'Glamorous' North East great-grandmother celebrates 100th birthday with rock and roll themed party
Joan Taylor celebrated her birthday surrounded by friends and family at Royal Hampton Court in Ponteland
Two Tyneside schools to close as merger plans approved amid emotional scenes
Following on from the first consultation on the future of education in North Tyneside, two schools are set to close and merge with neighbouring facilities.
Set For Life winning numbers LIVE: Lottery results for Monday January 12
Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years
Cost-of-living payments for Universal Credit and Pension Credit claimants confirmed for January
The start of the new year heralded the additional payments
Newcastle man walking to Benidorm in honour of late dad who died after suffering heart attack
Craig Mountford, 23, will use money he raises from the walk to deliver free CPR classes
Delay in trial of woman accused of murdering 56-year-old in her North East home
The 56-year-old was found dead at her Newton Aycliffe home
Parents of schoolboy killed in Newcastle explosion push to expose dangers of drug labs
Seven-year-old Archie York was killed in a devastating explosion caused by a cannabis shatter lab which was operating in the flat beneath his family home
Tumble dryer sparked serious North East house fire that put four in hospital
Firefighters say the blaze, at a home in Consett, started in the utility room