New banking charges unfair, disability group sayspublished at 07:02 British Summer Time 18 May
"Unilaterally" imposed bank account fees "can be going on better causes", says volunteer group.
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New banking charges unfair, disability group sayspublished at 07:02 British Summer Time 18 May
Five Wearside stories you might have missedpublished at 07:02 British Summer Time 18 May
07:02 BST 18 MayThis week saw repairs to a pier begin and community volunteers getting top honours.
Read MoreFunding cuts leave national park 'near cliff edge'published at 07:01 British Summer Time 18 May
07:01 BST 18 MayNational park bosses warn "critical services" will be lost if funding cuts are not reversed.
Read More'Unfortunately people fear the worst' - Howey on Botmanpublished at 21:43 British Summer Time 17 May
21:43 BST 17 MayDurham batters fight back against leaders Nottspublished at 19:21 British Summer Time 17 May
19:21 BST 17 MayJames Minto, Alex Lees and Emilio Gay star with the bat as Durham fight back on day two of their County Championship clash with Nottinghamshire.
Read MoreYour pictures: Dry and sunny springtimepublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 17 May
17:58 BST 17 MayYou have been sharing your sunny photos of the North East and Cumbria this springtime.
Read MoreSutton's predictions: Arsenal v Newcastle United published at 16:57 British Summer Time 17 May
16:57 BST 17 MayRiders and Eagles aim to be basketball kings again published at 16:45 British Summer Time 17 May
16:45 BST 17 MayBritish basketball's two most successful clubs, Leicester Riders and Newcastle Eagles, meet in the Super League Basketball final on Sunday.
Read MoreMan hits woman's head against lamp postpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 17 May
16:31 BST 17 MayThe woman, 41, was approached by a man in Hartlepool on Friday afternoon and attacked, police say.
Read MoreUniversity's £274m student halls plan approvedpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 17 May
16:25 BST 17 MayPlans are approved despite concerns from residents about overdevelopment of the area.
Read MoreCharity broken into three times in two weekspublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 17 May
11:33 BST 17 MaySunderland Mind estimates the damage to its building in the city will cost more than £5,000.
Read MoreBoating lake leak probe after refill failspublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 17 May
08:01 BST 17 MayRedcar's 100-year-old boating lake remains empty despite repairs and an attempt to refill it.
Read MoreTeenage karting prodigy with Formula One ambitionspublished at 07:35 British Summer Time 17 May
07:35 BST 17 MayHartlepool's Jack Collinson, 13, is one of 52 drivers taking part in the FIA Karting Academy Trophy.
Read MoreCivic honour for town's first Olympic medallistpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 17 May
07:29 BST 17 MayRower Lauren Irwin, from Peterlee, is awarded County Durham’s Chairman’s Medal.
Read MoreHundreds of children attend anti-bullying classespublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 17 May
07:28 BST 17 MayUp to 40 children attend each session, with hopes of extending the project across the region.
Read More'It's my two favourite things, foraging and tattooing'published at 07:25 British Summer Time 17 May
07:25 BST 17 MayForaged from a forest floor, nature provides unique inspiration for custom tattoos.
Read MoreExplosion community 'relieved but still in pain'published at 07:24 British Summer Time 17 May
07:24 BST 17 MayPeople in Benwell have "some closure" after a drug dealer is jailed for the fatal explosion.
Read MoreCommunity volunteers awarded top honourspublished at 22:35 British Summer Time 16 May
22:35 BST 16 MayThe Chairman's Medal is the highest accolade Durham County Council grants for community work.
Read MoreGloucester beat Newcastle to stay in top-four racepublished at 22:01 British Summer Time 16 May
22:01 BST 16 MayGloucester ensure they remain in with a shot at the Premiership play-offs going into the final weekend with a 26-12 win against Newcastle.
Read MoreHameed's double ton puts Notts in charge at Durhampublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 16 May
19:19 BST 16 MayHaseeb Hameed's remarkable unbeaten double-century puts Nottinghamshire in a strong position on day one of their County Championship clash with Durham.
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