The dilapidated Golden Eagle in Thornaby, on Teesside, is set to be bulldozed early next year.

A rise in demand for services including adult social care is cited for putting a strain on finances.

Residents are being given their chance to comment on three plans to improve habitats in the area.

Residents will have to pay a £40 annual fee to have their garden waste collected from April 2025.

A 50-year-old man, from Newcastle, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm.

Daniel Weatherson, who has spent most of his adult life in prison, is jailed for attacking a guard.

Sunderland striker Aaron Connolly is in "a good place" according to head coach Regis Le Bris as he awaits his debut.

Damien Kelly, 29, pinned the woman to the bed by her throat at the end of a 10-hour ordeal.

An arrest is made after a man was shot and injured in a gun attack in Byker, Newcastle.

The singer-songwriter announces his People Watching tour, which hits the road in in December.

Their lawyers argued it was not ill-treatment but appeal judges say that was for jurors to decide.

No-one was inside the Low Grange Social Club at the time of the fire, Cleveland Police say.

Darren Winston had been released from prison weeks earlier for a similar offence, a court hears.

Norman Simpson says he is "very sad" to be stepping down at the age of 86.

The council says it will remain "a public library" after taking the decision as part of budget cuts.

Joshua Sullivan is jailed for a campaign of emotional and physical abuse against his partner.

The 30-year-old travelled almost 300 miles to surprise the girl he had met online, a court hears.

A body, believed to be a man in his 30s, is found after the blast which killed a seven-year-old boy.

Architect George Clarke and chef Si King are bringing their ventures to a new city development.

The council wants to stop fishermen doing repairs on site, but they say they have nowhere to go.