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Former North East medical centre set for 14-bedroom HMO conversion
A derelict medical centre in Duntson could be given a new lease of life, pending council approval.
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22 deaths as North East 'only region in England' where cold weather didn't see spike last winter
The North East is the only reason not to see a "statistically significant" jump in
Northumberland households could see waste collections suspended over £1m recycling contamination
Persistent offenders could even see their recycling service removed
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Grainger Market restoration update as £9m project nears completion date
The Grainger Market has been undergoing major upgrades, including new doors and flooring, and the final elements of its transformation are expected to be unveiled next month
Newcastle bid to end homelessness by 2030 after spike in number of people sleeping on streets
The number of people sleeping rough in Newcastle one night last November was 46, compared to just 14 three years earlier
Inside the new five-bedroom show home two miles from North East city centre
The Brambling show home is the newest addition to the show homes ready to explore at Barratt Homes' Old Durham Gate development
North East pensioner, 81, robbed in his home was 'easy target' for drug addicts
Tanya Tait has been jailed for a series of offences along with Danny McGuire and Antonio Harle
No retrial for Northumberland boy accused of planning a terror attack
The boy’s trial heard how police found an “arsenal” of weapons, including a crossbow and knives, at his home in Northumberland in February 2025
Latest Northumberland Line station opens with link to Tyne and Wear Metro
The station is the second to last to be opened
Brit personal trainer who moved to Dubai to work detained
Antonia Bettridge from St Helens was convicted in 2023 for possessing criminal property after police found £8,000 in her car on the M62
Two North East nurses facing tribunal over ambulance service 'cover-ups'
Leading nurses Shelley Dyson and Joanne Baxter face a tribunal hearing set to last 21 days
Ofgem alert over energy supplier problems
Energy companies are obliged to comply with the Ombudsman's ruling
Set For Life results LIVE: Winning National Lottery numbers for Monday, February 23
Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years
Former North East MP Peter Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
The former Labour minister and US ambassador, who also served as MP for Hartlepool from 1992 to 2004, has been accused of passing on information to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein when he was business secretary
Danger driver reached speeds of 114mph before killing a Hebburn mum in a horror crash
A danger driver who was travelling at 114mph before he killed a 39-year-old mum in a horror crash as she returned home from a Christmas theatre trip has been jailed for ten years.
Killer Blyth driver whose 'unbelievable speed' caused death of adored mum Claire Laybourne jailed
Ryan Scott, of Blyth, was doing 114mph in the pouring rain on an unlit stretch of the A19 in North Tyneside before he killed Claire Laybourne and seriously injured her mother
Newcastle sets out to end homelessness by 2030 after worrying spike in number of people sleeping on streets
A new target has been set to end the scourge of homelessness in Newcastle by 2030, after a major spike in the number of people sleeping rough in the city.
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Update on restoration of Newcastle's historic Grainger Market as £9m project nears completion date
A major revamp of Newcastle’s historic Grainger Market is due to be completed in just a few weeks.
Questions unanswered after two teenagers found dead at holiday park
Carbon monoxide poisoning is the 'primary line of enquiry' after the bodies were found
Quadruple murderer tried to kill fellow inmate in brutal hammer attack at North East prison
Damien Bendall, 36, attempted to murder a fellow HMP Frankland inmate in order to get a transfer to a segregation unit