The Keel Crossing is set to " transform" the city, linking the centre to the Stadium of Light.

Professor Julia Newton says GP invites are not the best way to get people to take up the free offer.

The line, between Ashington and Newcastle, has carried 700,000 people since December, bosses say.

Wildlife staff at Kielder Forest use the winter months to attend to areas around empty osprey nests.

Conservative MP Matt Vickers raises the consultation over the high street plans in Parliament.

The Grade II listed structure in Sunderland's Roker Park dates back to the 1880s.

Northampton go top of the Prem with an ultimately comfortable victory which leaves Newcastle still searching for a first league win of the campaign.

Shaun Monaghan headed a gang handling hundreds of thousands pounds of worth drugs, a judge says.

Durham council says people living in the area will be asked to help decide where money is spent.

Kim McGuinness says she hopes the decision to end the light festival can be reversed.

A 25-year-old man appears in court over the death of Macaulay Branighan who was stabbed in Stockton.

The head of Union Electric Steel cites high energy costs and lack of demand for the sudden closure.