Initial plans propose a 30-acre expansion to Stranton Cemetery and Crematorium.

A rare bat crashes into a car after a 1,000 mile trip and controversial plans for bus lane scrapped.

Researchers are pioneering ways of removing algae from around plants at Budle Bay in Northumberland.

The arena was proposed for land on the site of the former Coatham Bowl entertainment venue in Redcar.

A library has been refurbished, seals born in an estuary have died and a GP has been struck off.

Councils in the North East join a census of homeless women amid pleas for safe female-only hostels.

Sepsis is treated by antibiotics but using the medication too much can lead to deadly superbugs.

Durham County Council is cutting the centres' repair budget but says urgent fixes will be made.

Plans for a new service station are green lit despite objections from more than 80 residents.

Plans are unveiled to replace Thornhill Academy in Sunderland with modern building and facilities.

Police seize an uninsured Porsche at HMP Frankland and give the driver directions to a bus station.

The three men attacked the youth as he was walking home from football practice, a court hears.

A pest expert says the rat population of Middlesbrough has increased significantly in the last year.