The artwork features lyrics from the song Shipyards, which is the theme of a documentary series.

The council is inviting people to share their views on the future of Monkseaton High School.

The plan is that visitors will pay £1 per hour or £3 a day for parking at Crimdon beach.

Surrey race to 52-0 after bowling Durham out for 262 to strengthen their bid for a third straight County Championship title.

The crash close to The Bridges Shopping Centre leaves two people needing hospital treatment.

The city's director of investment and growth lodges a complaint against the council leader.

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Leaders Surrey have enjoyed the best of day one so far here at The Oval, with Durham struggling to 207-6 after 64 overs.

There have been a few partnerships which looked like they could develop into bigger things, but that hasn't really happened, with the bowlers keeping the pressure on throughout much of the day.

The last wicket was worth 70 but the partnership was over when Bas De Leede mis-timed a pull shot from Tom Curran and was caught at mid-wicket for 36.

Colin Ackermann will resume after tea on 38. It looks like a great batting track when the sun is out, but seems to change in nature when the cloud cover comes in.

Beamish Hall says it cannot guarantee the safety of wheelchair users but parents are unhappy.

John Tinney, 62, targeted educational establishments to fund his alcoholism, a court hears.

Newcastle Falcons captain Callum Chick says there is a new identity about them as they try to erase the memories of last season.

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Durham opener Alex Lees has passed 5,000 first-class runs for the county today - it's come in 70 matches at an average of 46.3 per innings.

Lees is acting skipper for this game in the absence of the injured Scott Borthwick, who misses out on a re-union with the side he played for from 2017 to 2020.

Durham were put in by Surrey, on a lovely sunny morning at The Oval. Moments after Lees reached the 22 he needed to reach the 5,000 mark, he should have been out. He left a ball from Sam Curran which took his off-stump out of the ground and wrecked the bail. But the umpired signalled a no-ball.

The game sees Durham debuts for teenage bowler James Minto and former Northants batsman Emilio Gay, while Sam and Tom Curran are playing in a Championship match together for the first time since June 2017.

Lennox Crockett, 19, is sentenced to a term in a young offenders institution.

Newcastle Falcons sign fly-half Ethan Grayson on a short-term deal in time for the start of the 2024-25 Premiership season.

The CQC says it will "continue to monitor" the trust, where there were concerns over bullying, closely.

Bosses say they are proud as the "very complex" project moves to the next stage.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary and cultivation of cannabis, police say.