Council bosses say the plan is "unacceptable in principle" amid high obesity rates in the area.

Currently only two of the 140 trains that pass each day stop at Chathill in Northumberland.

The revamp of the Newcastle shopping street, which was meant to end this summer, continues to 2026.

Women's One-Day Cup group leaders Hampshire defend 101 to beat Essex by four runs to stretch their advantage at the summit to five points.

Police say the two XL bully dogs were removed from the area by a force handler.

Andrew Tait is jailed for having 12 explosive substances and 3D-printed knuckledusters in his home.

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Former Scunthorpe and Newcastle United striker Barrie Thomas dies at the age of 88.

The Prison Service apologises and says the correct family was informed the next day.

Durham host Hampshire in the T20 Blast quarter-finals on Friday, chasing a first spot in Finals Day for nine years.

A property investor vows to never again buy and revamp property in County Durham due to tax hikes.

Work on the new three-storey site in Framwellgate Moor will start in the coming months.

An elderly man is found on a steep hillside in Wooler after going missing for three days.