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Ramadan volunteers to give food to studentspublished at 06:29 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February

A Middlesbrough businessman is giving out hundreds of free meals to students during Ramadan.

Traffic light plan dropped over delay fearspublished at 06:21 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February

Sunderland Council says replacing a roundabout with traffic lights will have an "adverse effect".

Theatre chiefs say reduced opening protects venuepublished at 06:19 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February

Critics fear the Consett Empire could close, but the council says its plans will help it survive.

Football fan warns of cup final ticket scampublished at 06:15 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February

Newcastle United fan Reece Calvert spent £295 on EFL Cup final tickets but found out they were fake.

Hundreds of people respond to bypass surveypublished at 18:54 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

The Council has put forward five routes around High Toft and says the responses will help it decide.

Parents criticise 'lack of plan' for schoolspublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

Concerned parents are holding a meeting but the council says the plans are "on schedule".

Doak nearing a return - Carrickpublished at 16:55 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick says on-loan Liverpool forward Ben Doak is closing on a return to first-team action.

Sam Fender kitted out for brass band sessionpublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

The Easington Colliery Brass Band secretary says Fender was a "down-to-earth lad".

'Going ahead is positive, but we need to hold on to leads'published at 15:51 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick prefers to stress the positive in a statistic that has held back his team's promotion hopes.

Running out of steam? Or running towards glory?published at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

Pick of the stats: Stoke City v Middlesbroughpublished at 13:13 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

The pick of the stats ahead of Stoke City's home game against Middlesbrough.

Defender Tripp returns to MK Dons from loan spellpublished at 13:03 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

MK Dons recall defender Callum Tripp from a loan spell at National League club Gateshead.

Crime leaves street living in 'fear and distress'published at 11:57 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

People on a Redcar street say authorities are not doing enough to tackle crime and bad behaviour.

A true game of two halvespublished at 11:54 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

'We need to know when we go to Liverpool what we're going to get'published at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

Newcastle 4-3 Nottingham Forest - the fans' verdictpublished at 09:18 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

'Left in an emotional puddle' - fans on win over Nottingham Forestpublished at 09:01 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

'Take away from that baby face and this is a mature man playing in midfield'published at 08:51 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

Catch up on the Premier League actionpublished at 06:52 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

Why does Sunderland have such high alcohol deaths?published at 06:29 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

Dr Kat Jackson at Newcastle University says the city's high rates of deprivation play a key role.

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