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Plans lodged to convert North Shields office into block of flats Austen Shakespeare Sun, 7 June 2026 at 11:30 pm UTC 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Google Street View Plans have been lodged to conv... See more

Library demolition hope years after closure Austen Shakespeare - Local Democracy Reporting Service Fri, May 29, 2026 at 9:18 a.m. UTC 1 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tynemouth Library closed more than six y... See more

Last week, Billy Stokoe,19, was sentenced to six years and nine months in custody after fatally colliding into Gloria Stephenson, a great-grandmother aged 86, in Sunderland last year. Northumbria Police has urged the public to help out the force with loca... See more

More than a third of care homes not inspected since 2021 More than a third of North East care homes have not been inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) since 2021, it has been revealed. Independent inspection firm CIUK said 242 of the region's 68... See more

On Friday May 8, Reform UK obtained 38 seats out of a total of 66 up for grabs in Gateshead’s all-out local elections. Labour lost a total of 34 seats, placing the party third behind the Liberal Democrats who retained 13. The council chamber will now also... See more