The award is equivalent to being appointed an MBE and is highest honour a voluntary can receive.

A 28-year-old man is arrested in connection with the crash in which a pedestrian died.

The regulator Ofgem says it approved a £2bn funding package for the project.

Middlesbrough Council says it will not disclose the identity of the supporter as talks are ongoing.

There are hopes the facility planned for Teesdale Business Park will reduce "health inequalities".

Aaron Morris, 31, died following a crash on 1 July 2022 in Esh Winning, near Durham.

The train company says it is axing the daily service because of low passenger numbers.

Urban Green Newcastle will struggle to operate without more financial help, a council report finds.

The footballer posts online to ask that his home is "respected as a safe space" for his family.

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Construction is yet to start on the arena and conference venue, originally meant to open last year.

Plans to remove historic cobbles were scaled back in the final designs for Guisborough.

The PCS union believes the workers were sacked for their role in strike action last year.

The discovery at Hadrian's Wall shows the extent of the celebrity status of gladiators, experts say.

The £140m project in Darlington is due to be fully completed late next year.

Police say inquiries are ongoing to establish whether the two deaths are linked.

The city centre branch is one of 115 under threat as part of a national review by Post Office.