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Charities and academics back poverty reduction unitpublished at 07:19 British Summer Time 1 September

Mayor Kim McGuinness says the unit will be backed with £500,000 of investment.

Psychosis patients set sail on adventure therapypublished at 07:12 British Summer Time 1 September

Twelve patients under the care of Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust set sail from Hartlepool.

Vicar of Holy Island on a mission to turn the tidepublished at 07:03 British Summer Time 1 September

Islanders are working to secure affordable housing, jobs and pupils in the local school.

New bus route links coast towns to trainpublished at 07:01 British Summer Time 1 September

The route connects Beadnell, Seahouses and Belford to Chathill railway station.

Former Leeds and Cardiff defender Bamba dies aged 39published at 23:45 British Summer Time 31 August

Former Cardiff City, Leeds United, Hibernian and Middlesbrough defender Sol Bamba has died aged 39.

Somerset target win despite Carse ton for Durhampublished at 19:27 British Summer Time 31 August

A Brydon Carse century on his return from suspension is not enough to prevent Durham slipping towards likely defeat on the third day of the County Championship Division One match with Somerset.

Woman in 80s hurt in collision with police car published at 19:02 British Summer Time 31 August

Durham Police says the woman sustained a head injury after her Suzuki collided with a police car.

Three arrested on suspicion of assault after man hurtpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 31 August

A man remains in hospital after being attacked in Gateshead, Northumbria Police said.

Sutton's predictions: Newcastle v Tottenhampublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 31 August

Residents seek council debate over bus cutpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 31 August

From 1 September, Go North East's Q3 service will no longer serve most of Newcastle Great Park.

Locals to pick logo for town's 800th anniversarypublished at 13:14 British Summer Time 31 August

A year of events will take place in North Shields to mark the anniversary.

Public asked to help improve county's marketspublished at 10:51 British Summer Time 31 August

The county council says markets help attract people to town centres and can boost their economy.

Plans for new quay would see riverbed dredgedpublished at 08:48 British Summer Time 31 August

If approved, Able UK plans to dredge part of the Tees, but similar work has been controversial.

Church will open doors to campers to raise cashpublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 31 August

All Saints Church wants to attract tourists to the area so it can stay open for worshippers.

Eight rare chickens stolen from city farm published at 07:16 British Summer Time 31 August

One of the birds stolen from Ouseburn Farm is a rare black breed of chicken.

Sunderland sign Mepham, Aleksic, Abdullahi & Samedpublished at 01:43 British Summer Time 31 August

Sunderland sign Chris Mepham on loan from Bournemouth midfielder Milan Aleksic and Ghana international Salis Abdul Samed.

Millwall sign strikers Coburn & Ivanovicpublished at 00:51 British Summer Time 31 August

Millwall sign Josh Coburn from Middlesbrough and fellow striker Mihailo Ivanovic from Serbian side FK Vojvodina.

MK Dons sign Thompson-Sommers, Finch & White published at 00:11 British Summer Time 31 August

MK Dons sign Kane Thompson-Sommers from FC Halifax Town, Sonny Finch from Middlesbrough and Newcastle's Joe White.

'They haven’t helped Eddie at all' - Shearerpublished at 00:04 British Summer Time 31 August

Middlesbrough sign Doak and Edmundson on loanpublished at 23:31 British Summer Time 30 August

Middlesbrough sign Scottish forward Ben Doak from Liverpool, and defender George Edmundson from Ipswich, both on season-long loans.

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