The club has more than 300 children on its waiting list who will now be able to join.

The city council hopes to expand its service into the Washington and Coalfield areas.

A public meeting is planned to discuss plans to install panels at two council buildings.

Stockton and Newcastle councils are among those raising concerns about the future of the service.

Campaigners say there have been five serious accidents there since 2020, but no work is scheduled.

Northumberland's leader hits out at increased housing targets, while Redcar faces the biggest rise.

The local authority hopes both visitors and locals will enjoy the transformed area.

An "apartment scheme for older people" next to the new unit is also facing uncertainty.

The woman remains in hospital in a serious condition, although the child was later discharged.

Durham Cathedral is transformed by intergalactic projections in the latest Luxmuralis show.

Police say the stabbing happened at the Hollybush Shell petrol station on Thornaby Road.

Pace bowler Brydon Carse says the idea of playing Test cricket for England helped him through a three-month ban for historic gambling offences.

Twisterella organisers say putting on a multi-venue event is not easy, but live music is needed.

The project, called Ancestral Reverb, also features recordings of colliery pit brass bands from 1903.

Building pods are being brought to the Woking Community Hospital in convoys on Saturday and Sunday.

Shops and hotels say the exhibition has brought people to Berwick for the first time.

Sale Sharks run in six tries as they beat Newcastle Falcons, who have lost 25 Premiership games in a row.

Sunderland and Newcastle United prepare to meet in the Women's Championship in front of a record-breaking crowd of more than 14,000.