Council freed from scrutiny to buy basics for townpublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 20 October
Middlesbrough Council promises to invest in road sweepers, gully suckers and bins.
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Council freed from scrutiny to buy basics for townpublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 20 October
'Things could get frustrating before they get better'published at 14:36 British Summer Time 20 October
14:36 BST 20 OctoberCatch up on the Premier League actionpublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 20 October
11:24 BST 20 OctoberCrime hotspot warning over former school sitepublished at 10:09 British Summer Time 20 October
10:09 BST 20 OctoberDurham County Council is urged to better protect derelict sites from vandals and anti-social youths.
Read MoreFlats planned on site of former office blockpublished at 09:24 British Summer Time 20 October
09:24 BST 20 OctoberDevelopers want to turn the site into a nine-storey building containing 58 new homes.
Read MoreResidents evacuated after cinema fire return homepublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 20 October
08:01 BST 20 OctoberAbout 24 nearby residents return to their homes after the fire at a disused cinema.
Read MoreCouncils 'sleepwalking into crisis' over schoolspublished at 07:14 British Summer Time 20 October
07:14 BST 20 OctoberAuthorities are being urged to discuss falling pupil numbers as a regional issue.
Read MoreAirport parking clampdown to beginpublished at 07:13 British Summer Time 20 October
07:13 BST 20 OctoberIt follows concerns people were parking on roads and residential streets to avoid being charged.
Read MorePoor bus services a 'headache' for passengerspublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 19 October
20:09 BST 19 OctoberSome are often 45 minutes late, City of Durham MP Mary Kelly Foy says.
Read MoreNewcastle 0-1 Brighton: Hosts lack cutting edge despite Isak's returnpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 19 October
19:01 BST 19 OctoberLapse in concentration cost Newcastle - Howepublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 19 October
18:16 BST 19 OctoberNewcastle United boss Eddie Howe says a lapse in concentration caused his team 1-0 defeat by Brighton after a "dominant" first-half performance in the Premier League at St James' Park.
Read More'We aren't scoring, but we are creating chances'published at 17:59 British Summer Time 19 October
17:59 BST 19 OctoberBrighton did brilliant job - Huerzlerpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 19 October
17:55 BST 19 OctoberBrighton manager Fabian Huerzler says his side were "defensively impressive" during a 1-0 win over Newcastle in the Premier League at St James' Park.
Read MoreDid you know?published at 17:43 British Summer Time 19 October
17:43 BST 19 OctoberNewcastle 0-1 Brighton - send us your thoughtspublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 19 October
16:59 BST 19 OctoberArrest after property damaged by firearmpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 19 October
16:06 BST 19 OctoberA 33-year-old man is in custody, Cleveland Police say.
Read More'Merry band' help clean graffiti-hit parkpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 19 October
15:54 BST 19 OctoberJet washers remove spray paint from sculptures in Gateshead's Riverside Park.
Read More'Eyesore' hotel brought under council controlpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 19 October
14:18 BST 19 OctoberThe dilapidated Golden Eagle in Thornaby, on Teesside, is set to be bulldozed early next year.
Read MoreSutton's predictions: Newcastle v Brightonpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 19 October
12:03 BST 19 OctoberFollow Saturday's Premier League games livepublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 19 October
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