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Gossip: Newcastle improve bid for Elangapublished at 07:27 British Summer Time 4 July
Work to 'begin soon' on vandalised care home published at 06:12 British Summer Time 4 July
06:12 BST 4 JulyThe care home was sold by Durham County Council four years ago and has fallen into disrepair.
Read MoreCasino burglars caused £8k damage to steal 40ppublished at 06:11 British Summer Time 4 July
06:11 BST 4 JulyRhys Smith is jailed and his accomplice Peter Robinson given a community order for the crime spree.
Read MoreTower block demolition leaves residents 'in limbo'published at 06:10 British Summer Time 4 July
06:10 BST 4 JulyA final decision has been made to demolish Durham Court in Hebburn, leaving people angry.
Read MorePlans to preserve HMS Northumberland's anchorpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 3 July
20:27 BST 3 JulyIf acquired, the anchor be displayed with the ship's bell and deck plates in a county museum.
Read MoreFurther arrests after police chase ends in crashpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 3 July
16:49 BST 3 JulyPolice say two more people - a woman and a man - have been arrested following the chase.
Read More'Further to go' in council tax crackdownpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 3 July
16:25 BST 3 JulyHartlepool Borough Council says about 840 fewer households are now claiming single-person discount.
Read More'Deviant' shared photos of himself abusing childpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 3 July
16:23 BST 3 JulyGavin Jackson also secretly filmed men changing and collected thousands of child sex abuse images.
Read More'It was effortless for him' - Newcastle's best ever centre-back? published at 14:39 British Summer Time 3 July
14:39 BST 3 JulyRank these Newcastle centre-backspublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 3 July
14:38 BST 3 JulyBBC Radio Newcastle's Steve Howey chose his top five centre-backs - now see if you agree with his ranking.
Read MoreSunderland's new director Ghisolfi has 'glowing reputation in football' published at 12:59 British Summer Time 3 July
12:59 BST 3 JulyGovernment 'determined' to support studios planpublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 3 July
12:32 BST 3 JulyThe backing comes days after it was announced an investor has pulled out of the Sunderland scheme.
Read MoreHowey selects himself second in Newcastle centre-back listpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 3 July
12:03 BST 3 JulyRapist reported himself to police for sex attackpublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 3 July
11:09 BST 3 JulyJames Gregory later claimed he made a false confession but is jailed after jurors found him guilty.
Read MoreMan, 19, killed in early morning A1 crashpublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 3 July
10:49 BST 3 JulyThe driver was the only person in the car when it crashed, police say.
Read MoreWomen poisoned by fake Botox get apology from beauticianpublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 3 July
10:36 BST 3 JulyAs the BBC names a beautician who gave illegal jabs, two victims share their story.
Read MoreKookaburra conundrum - can county cricket have too many runs?published at 09:13 British Summer Time 3 July
09:13 BST 3 JulyThe Kookaburra ball is being used for four rounds of Championship games in 2025, but bat is dominating ball at the halfway point.
Read MoreWho have been Newcastle's best centre-backs? published at 08:42 British Summer Time 3 July
08:42 BST 3 JulyHouchen got 'no reply' to new hospital letterspublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 3 July
08:06 BST 3 JulyThe mayor is quizzed about the progress towards a new North Tees hospital by BBC Tees listeners.
Read MoreGossip: Newcastle to finalise Trafford dealpublished at 07:33 British Summer Time 3 July
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