First phase of historical theme park approvedpublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 20 April
Durham County Council green lights plans to build a 3,600-seat bird show arena.
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First phase of historical theme park approvedpublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 20 April
Coastguard recruitment a 'struggle' in rural areaspublished at 08:52 British Summer Time 20 April
08:52 BST 20 AprilNorthumberland Coastguard stations need more volunteers to continue to respond to all emergencies.
Read MoreCan Reform beat Labour in the North East?published at 07:09 British Summer Time 20 April
07:09 BST 20 AprilNigel Farage says he is parking his party's tanks on Labour's lawns ahead of the local elections.
Read MoreRiver reconnected to historic floodplainpublished at 07:08 British Summer Time 20 April
07:08 BST 20 AprilTyne Rivers Trust says the restoration is "essential" for the future of freshwater species.
Read MoreMOTD analysis: How Villa 'passed the Geordies on the left-hand side'published at 00:01 British Summer Time 20 April
00:01 BST 20 AprilFormer England footballer Dion Dublin analyses how Aston Villa "had done their homework" against Newcastle following their 4-1 win at Villa Park.
Read More'A freak one off'published at 21:55 British Summer Time 19 April
21:55 BST 19 April'One half too much' for tired Newcastle - Tindall published at 20:56 British Summer Time 19 April
20:56 BST 19 AprilNewcastle assistant manager Jason Tindall says his side have played "one half too much" after a tired second-half performance saw them lose 4-1 at Villa Park in their third game in six days.
Read MoreWhen you lose, be angry and respond - Emerypublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 19 April
20:55 BST 19 AprilAston Villa manager Unai Emery tells of his pride at the way the players responded to their agonising Champions League exit with a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Newcastle.
Read More'Maybe today was a step too far for us'published at 20:10 British Summer Time 19 April
20:10 BST 19 AprilAston Villa 4-1 Newcastle: Did you know?published at 19:35 British Summer Time 19 April
19:35 BST 19 AprilAston Villa 4-1 Newcastle - send us your thoughtspublished at 19:27 British Summer Time 19 April
19:27 BST 19 AprilCouncillors complain about lack of planning work published at 19:00 British Summer Time 19 April
19:00 BST 19 AprilMembers of the planning committee say they have nothing to do due to a lack of applications.
Read MoreO'Nien praises development of teenager Mayendapublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 19 April
17:39 BST 19 AprilSunderland defender Luke O'Nien says Eliezer Mayenda offers a 'perfect education' of what is needed to do well at the club.
Read MorePlan to tackle domestic abuse link to homelessnesspublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 19 April
17:00 BST 19 AprilGateshead Council is appointing a domestic abuse champion to oversee how it tackles the issue.
Read MoreMan admits dangerous driving in police crashpublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 19 April
15:03 BST 19 AprilSeven officers were hurt in the six-vehicle crash on the A1 near the Newcastle-Gateshead border.
Read MoreCall for 'health' powers to limit alcohol licencespublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 19 April
14:54 BST 19 AprilHartlepool Council lobbies the government to include health when considering alcohol licences.
Read MoreFollow Saturday's Premier League games livepublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 19 April
13:45 BST 19 AprilMan charged as biker remains in critical conditionpublished at 13:21 British Summer Time 19 April
13:21 BST 19 AprilA Whitburn man appears at Newcastle Crown Court following the crash on Thursday.
Read MoreSutton's predictions: Aston Villa v Newcastlepublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 19 April
11:55 BST 19 AprilPlan for new airport hangar to be builtpublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 19 April
08:31 BST 19 AprilThe hanger would be built store L-159 "Honey Badger" fighter planes at Teesside Airport.
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