Police officer assaulted at Ryton Cemetery, Gateshead
12:53am Wednesday 15th February 2012
A POLICE officer has been treated for a head injury after being assaulted earlier tonight.
Wed, 15th Feb 2012
North-East News
Nuclear renaissance presents big opportunities for North-East firms says Lord Hutton
11:02am Tuesday 14th February 2012
A GLOBAL renaissance in nuclear power offers a fantastic opportunity for North-East engineering, a former Business Minister said on a visit to the region.
Gas alert after car hits house in Consett
11:26pm Tuesday 14th February 2012
FOUR homes were evacuated tonight night after a car crashed into a house, fracturing a gas pipe, after its handbrake apparently failed.
Pedestrian hit by car on Redheugh Bridge, Gateshead
8:10pm Tuesday 14th February 2012
A PEDESTRIAN has been injured after being hit by a car on the Redheugh Bridge in Gateshead.
Darlington FC latest: Deal could be signed tomorrow
6:17pm Tuesday 14th February 2012
DARLINGTON Football Club administrator Harvey Madden is hopeful a deal to save the club will be signed on Wednesday.
£500,000 seized from canoe couple
3:23pm Tuesday 14th February 2012
PROSECUTORS have recovered more than half a million pounds from the wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin.
Pair arrested after caught with ornate gates in Scarborough
11:57am Tuesday 14th February 2012
POLICE are trying to reunite a pair of ornate gates with their owners after the stopped two men carrying them down a street.
Police officer thrown from horse and injured
11:12am Tuesday 14th February 2012
A POLICE officer is recovering in hospital after being thrown from his horse.
Student denies sending Collymore abusive messages
11:07am Tuesday 14th February 2012
A STUDENT has denied sending abusive messages to Stan Collymore on Twitter.
Durham County Council spends £5,000 on bus stop that's no longer on a bus route
8:00am Tuesday 14th February 2012
A NORTH-EAST council that is facing cuts of nearly £190m spent thousands of pounds on a bus shelter – only to discover that it isn’t on a bus route.
Man admits egging Middlesbrough MP in 20-year row
8:00am Tuesday 14th February 2012
A MAN has pleaded guilty to smashing an egg on an MP’s head following a 20-year dispute between the pair.
Durham couple hope for better luck after wedding disasters
8:00am Tuesday 14th February 2012
TWO lovestruck Valentines are hoping it will be third time lucky at the church after suffering two wedding nightmares in the past eight months.
Stockton equine author denies neglect of four horses
8:00am Tuesday 14th February 2012
AN author who has written a number of books about equine care and behaviour has appeared in court charged with the neglect of four horses.
Stanhope Ford should be closed to vehicles, says inspector
8:00am Tuesday 14th February 2012
A FORD popular with tourists should be closed permanently to motorists, an inspector has concluded.
Track of Olympic torch will signal celebrations
8:00am Tuesday 14th February 2012
THE Olympic flame will travel from the Tyne Bridge on a zip wire when the torch relay passes through the North- East and North Yorkshire this summer.
Ride team hoping to set record
8:00am Tuesday 14th February 2012
CYCLISTS are being urged to take part in an event through the region.
Minister comes under fire over North-East apprenticeships
8:00am Tuesday 14th February 2012
MINISTERS are under fire over claims about a huge rise in the number of apprenticeships across the region.
Speed barriers called for after car hits Brompton garage
8:00am Tuesday 14th February 2012
A HOMEOWNER has called for speed barriers outside his isolated property after a car crashed near where his grandchildren had earlier been playing.
Stag do is peak of achievement
8:00am Tuesday 14th February 2012
PARTICIPANTS in what has been dubbed “the hardest stag do in the world” have helped raise thousands of pounds for charity.
Marmoset ban for Gateshead couple
9:32pm Monday 13th February 2012
A COUPLE have been given a three-year ban from keeping animals after they kept a pet marmoset in the front room of their terraced house, the RSPCA said.
Radical cleric released on bail
9:26pm Monday 13th February 2012
A RADICAL cleric who poses a serious risk to the UK's national security was freed on bail tonight under some of the toughest conditions imposed since the September 11 terror attacks, sources said.
Moped rider suffers broken bones in accident with car near Consett
7:54pm Monday 13th February 2012
A MOPED rider suffered two broken legs and a broken collarbone after he was in collision with a car near Consett, County Durham, last night.
Rangers FC declare intention to go into administration
4:09pm Monday 13th February 2012
RANGERS Football Club has lodged legal papers signalling its intention to enter administration.
Man admits egg attack on Sir Stuart Bell
1:30pm Monday 13th February 2012
A MAN has admitted pelting an MP with eggs at a Remembrance Sunday parade, the latest incident in a 20-year dispute.
VIDEO: Mobile phone footage of incident
Pupils introduced to world of industry
8:00am Monday 13th February 2012
PUPILS at four schools in the Tees Valley are set to spend one day a week involved in local industry to fire their interest in careers such as manufacturing and engineering.
'Only weeks to live and now homeless'
8:00am Monday 13th February 2012
A MOTHER-OF-FOUR has been left homeless days after doctors broke the news that she may only have eight weeks to live.
Councillor turns detective to recover stolen laptop
8:00am Monday 13th February 2012
A COMMUNITY helped a councillor-turned-detective recover his laptop stolen during a Christmas Day burglary on his home.
Robbery faked to cover up cash loss
8:00am Monday 13th February 2012
A HAPLESS husband who was helping his wife at work ended up losing her money and creating a fake crime in a desperate bid to save her job.
Man in hospital after entering blazing house to save dogs
8:00am Monday 13th February 2012
critical condition after returning to his burning home to rescue his dogs.
Fracas deals boxing event a knockout blow
8:00am Monday 13th February 2012
A COMMUNITY boxing club has insisted it had nothing to do with a disturbance which brought one of its events to a premature end.
Councils hit by ban on prayers
8:00am Monday 13th February 2012
A HIGH Court ruling effectively banning prayers from official council proceedings has been labelled “ludicrous”.
Academics from Newcastle, Northumbria and York universities produce idea to preserve the cheque
12:10am Monday 13th February 2012
A new electronic system could save the once-threatened method of paying by cheque, its developers have said.
Plea to developers to help save arts centre
8:00am Monday 13th February 2012
A COMMUNITY group working to save an arts centre at risk of closure has urged developers from across the region, and beyond, to come up with ideas for the future of the building.
Mum gives thanks to health visitor through nomination
8:00am Monday 13th February 2012
A NORTH-EAST mother-offive has praised her health visitor and counts her as one of the family for the way she has supported her as her children have grown up.
Man who raped woman while she slept is jailed for four years
8:00am Monday 13th February 2012
A CALL centre worker who walked into a police station and said “I think I’ve raped someone” has been jailed for nearly four years.
MP in row over cancer treatments
8:00am Monday 13th February 2012
A NORTH-EAST MP has criticised the “shocking” difference in cancer treatments available in the region compared to London.