Chris Johnson has raised more than £40,000 for charity and says he still wants to help people.

There are "aspirations" to expand or move as the museum's collection continues to grow.

The vicar says the nearby road needs a bigger culvert but the local authority will not take action.

The 2025 edition of Super League's Magic Weekend will return to Newcastle United's St James' Park following a year at Elland Road.

Officers in Sunderland will speak to children who regularly go missing and give them support.

South Tyneside and Stockton are among councils who may be sued over solar power investments.

Beaurepaire, near Bearpark, is no longer on Historic Enlgand's at risk list.

Organisers say the event will be back with something "bigger and better" in the future.

There has been a surge in violence against the police, a BBC investigation has found.

Police are appealing for witnesses after the woman was killed on Saturday morning.

The Coastal Grasslands Reconnected Project will focus on an area between Nose's Point and Horden.

It is hoped the automatic sign up will become a standard practice after a pilot in County Durham.

The building, which produced thousands of newspapers, is being turned into classrooms and offices.

Northumberland Estates, which donated the tree, admits it did not meet "everybody's expectations".

The box tree moth, which arrived in England in 2007, has been seen more frequently further north.

Ben Doak ensured Josko Gvardiol endured a taxing time as he shone in Scotland's Nations League win over Croatia, writes Tom English.

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