Stockton-on-Tees Borough councillors agree the motion at its new Thornaby headquarters.

There are no plans to replace the venue, which once hosted Ne-Yo and the Arctic Monkeys.

Jennifer Smith says the council had asked her to repaint the door black or grey.

Tesco says it charges the same as in larger stores but does not have shelf space for all its range.

Intact Insurance, formerly RSA Insurance, says its Doxford Business Park office will close.

Scaffolding at Sunderland's new facility for eye patients is removed giving people their first look.

Michael Webb, 35, denies causing their deaths by dangerous driving and will appear in court in 2026.

Durham Police says the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Copies of the book will be given to siblings of premature babies in Sunderland and Newcastle.

About 70% of the young people who end up in a Cleveland Police custody suite are not in education.

A Newcastle consultant says about 900 affected babies are born in the region each year.

The A167(M) Central Motorway in Newcastle-upon-Tyne is reduced to one lane in each direction.

Match of the Day's Kelly Cates, Joe Hart and Danny Murphy discuss whether Nick Woltemade is proving he is worth the £69m Newcastle paid for him in the summer.

Ange Postecoglou's winless start at Nottingham Forest continues, as Nick Woltemade and Bruno Guimaraes fire Newcastle United to victory at St James' Park.