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.

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 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 MPs' action comes after 21 seal pups died weeks after being born at Seal Sands.

Middlesbrough make it five wins out of six in beating West Bromwich Albion as Rob Edwards praises his players' 'resilience'.

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) says Hartlepool saw a 3.2% drop in annual bus trips.

Sunderland City Council says every call about anti-social off-road biking gets a call back now.

A 40-year-old woman appears in court charged with the murder of an eight-year-old boy.

The EFL's head of youth development, Darren Wassall, on the success of the league's academy system and what more needs to be done.