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Peacock, Taylor, Hayden? Your most underrated Newcastle playerspublished at 13:57 British Summer Time
Lottery grant to help city develop nature accesspublished at 13:17 British Summer Time
13:17 BSTSunderland is awarded £490,000 for schemes focusing on linking community green spaces.
Read MoreViaduct work planned to support Metro expansionpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time
12:19 BSTNexus wants to carry out investigation work to reopen the structure which was built in 1838.
Read MoreHistorian honoured for 'decades of dedication'published at 10:30 British Summer Time
10:30 BSTNorman Moorsom's work chronicling the heritage of Middlesbrough is described as "unparalleled".
Read MoreGroups aim to deliver knockout blow to knife crimepublished at 07:23 British Summer Time
07:23 BSTA range of organisations win grants totalling £80,000 to help run community schemes.
Read MoreSurgeon who started as hospital porter retirespublished at 07:22 British Summer Time
07:22 BSTBen Banerjee joined the NHS at Sunderland Royal Hospital in 1982 and also trained in Newcastle.
Read MorePride event 'a celebration and show of solidarity'published at 07:20 British Summer Time
07:20 BSTThousands of people are expected to attend two days of festivities in Newcastle city centre.
Read More'We had a dream list of evidence in Sycamore Gap trial'published at 07:14 British Summer Time
07:14 BSTProsecutor Richard Wright KC speaks exclusively to the BBC after winning the Sycamore Gap trial.
Read MoreDog who helped police Queen's funeral dies after car crashpublished at 22:50 British Summer Time 18 July
22:50 BST 18 JulyPD Bert, who once sniffed out £250,000 in criminal money, died in a crash on Thursday.
Read MoreBears, Durham, Kent & Hants claim T20 quarter-final spotspublished at 22:46 British Summer Time 18 July
22:46 BST 18 JulyThe Bears, Durham, Kent and Hampshire qualify for the T20 Blast quarter-finals to complete the last eight line up
Read MoreSurrey march on to Finals Day with win over Bearspublished at 22:28 British Summer Time 18 July
22:28 BST 18 JulySurrey head to Women's T20 Blast Finals Day in fine form as they win their 11th match with a 25-run victory over Bears.
Read MoreLongstaff joins Leeds from Newcastle in £12m movepublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 18 July
21:03 BST 18 JulyNewly promoted Leeds United sign midfielder Sean Longstaff from Newcastle in a deal worth £12m plus potential add-ons.
Read More'Mysterious' Sam Allardyce mural appears in Dudleypublished at 20:23 British Summer Time 18 July
20:23 BST 18 JulyThe artwork is located on Union Street in Dudley and was spotted on Friday morning.
Read MoreNuclear plant granted improvement notice extensionpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 18 July
18:57 BST 18 JulyEDF says it is implementing a training package after a scaffolder was injured by a defective light.
Read MorePolice force bans uniformed officers from Pridepublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 18 July
16:57 BST 18 JulyNorthumbria Police says it will man a stall at Newcastle Pride and off-duty officers can still march.
Read More'Should never have let him go' - is this Newcastle's most underrated player?published at 16:38 British Summer Time 18 July
16:38 BST 18 JulyMalnourished girl review gets national acclaimpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 18 July
15:14 BST 18 JulyThe review on Sophia, who weighed just two stone, is helping train other councils.
Read More'Right time' or 'not clever at all'? Fans on imminent Longstaff salepublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 18 July
14:58 BST 18 JulySouth Africa's Yusuf returns to Durham for second stintpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 18 July
14:10 BST 18 JulySouth Africa bowler Codi Yusuf rejoins Durham across all three formats until early September.
Read MoreLongstaff set to leave boyhood club for Leeds - have your saypublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 18 July
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