The roundabout is a "blocker to growth and a blocker to opportunity", says Labour's Emma Foody.

A letter to parents says one teaching union has agreed to pause Wednesday's planned walkout.

Dozens of comments on social media brand the tree on the high street a "waste of money and effort".

Sunderland council leaders confirm the proposal was discussed at a private meeting last week.

Head coach Alan Dickens is excited by the arrival next month of ex-Wales fly-half Stephen Jones as attacking coach at Newcastle Red Bulls.

The managing director used his company card for fraudulent purchases for five years, a court hears.

A section of the River Breamish in Northumberland has been reverted to its original route.

The senior officer says they did not mention military errors linked to the suicide of Nadine Askew.

Music bosses say the Radio 1 festival in May 2026 will "literally change lives" in Sunderland.

The annual music festival will take place at Herrington Country Park between 22 to 24 May next year.

The 30-year-old is in custody after Eskdale Academy in Hartlepool went into lockdown on Monday.

One child's family say they "could never have dreamed" he would be happy to travel solo.

Mark Wood's chances of playing in the first Ashes Test look to be increasing after the England paceman bowls a "rapid" spell in the nets in Perth on Tuesday.

Tamzin Usher, from Durham, says winter is the worst time for her condition.

Having become the first woman with a stoma to swim the Channel, Gill Castle leads a mountain trek.

Police say they are working with staff at Eskdale Academy to keep pupils safe.