There were six attacks on crews over the Bonfire Night weekend, the Tyne and Wear service said.

They all involved missiles being thrown at fire engines but no one was hurt.

The service thanked the public after a campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of fire and fireworks, as well as about anti-social behaviour.

Early figures showed a decrease of almost 12% in the number of calls received, from 915 in 2020 to 807 this year.

On Friday the fire control room handled 356 calls, a drop of more than 22% from last year, when the number of calls was 459.

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Manager for community safety Richie Rickaby he was pleased to see "significant" falls in call outs from last year.

He said: “We hope this trend of care and awareness continues all year round as we still need to hit home that respect needs to be given to our emergency service crews and colleagues as they help serve the local community.”

Detectives in Middlesbrough have released a picture of man they want to trace in connection to two racially-aggravated assaults in Ormesby.

They happened on 29 September at about 21:20 BST, and on 10 October at 17:10 at the Allendale Centre.

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An Ormesby takeaway owner was assaulted and his vehicle was subsequently damaged.

A 30-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of affray, criminal damage, threats to kill and assault, has been released while investigations continue.

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Tens of thousands of people tuned in for the virtual unveiling of this year's Fenwick Christmas windows in Newcastle.

It's the second time the event has been streamed live online to avoid crowds in the pandemic.

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The 50th anniversary display features Shaun the Sheep and depicts scenes from the Aardman-produced movie The Flight Before Christmas.

It runs across eight windows of the Northumberland Street store and will displayed until the beginning of January.

The tradition of the impressive window displays has kept generations of families entertained since the department store showed off its first display 50 years ago.

A small gathering of people were invited to watch the unveiling, but spectators flocked online from around the world to catch a glimpse of the spectacular, external.

Kieran McBride, Newcastle store director, said: "We hope the city of Newcastle and beyond enjoy experiencing them as much as the Fenwick team did in creating them."

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