Council takes back control of city's parkspublished at 11:11 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March
What happened to the deal for a charity to run Newcastle's green spaces and what happens next?
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Read MoreSunderland head coach Regis Le Bris says Eliezer Mayenda was 'ready' to step up for the side's win at Sheffield Wednesday.
Read MoreTwo men are held on suspicion of murder and a man and a woman on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Read MoreGateshead Council leader Martin Gannon says he should have been more clear about the checks.
Read MoreBen Raine agrees a new three-year deal to remain a Durham player until the end of the 2027 season.
Read MoreDiana Fairweather-Purkis, 79, died in hospital after waiting hours for an ambulance, an inquest hears.
Read MoreCaitlin Hutchinson, from Sunderland, is now on the sex offenders register for abusing a teenager.
Read MoreConstruction work begins on the new factory on Wearside.
Read MoreDavid Stewart killed his passenger in the crash after fleeing at more than 100mph, a court is told.
Read MoreThere are matches of potentially huge significance in the Championship, League One and League Two this weekend.
Read MoreFormer Sunderland midfielder Kieron Brady is unhappy with Regis Le Bris publicly stating this week that there is 'some fatigue' in his squad.
Read MoreSunderland midfielder Luke O'Nien is set to make his 300th appearance for the club when they face Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night.
Read MorePart of the Millennium footbridge in Stockton-on-Tees will be demolished for the new "urban park".
Read MoreMark Bryant, from Hebburn, has finally stepped forth to relish his quirky claim to fame.
Read More13th placed Sheffield Wednesday host fourth placed Sunderland on Friday (20:00 GMT) as both teams look for a first win in three league games that will strengthen their position on the Championship table - here are the stats.
Read MoreBarristers in the murder trial of George Ness are giving their closing speeches to jurors.
Read MoreSunderland manager Regis Le Bris confirms they will be without midfielder Enzo Le Fee for "three to four weeks" due to a hamstring injury.
Read MoreThe plans are a "disgrace and a betrayal of the people of South Tyneside," says one councillor.
Read MoreThe 18-year-old is due in court after the car he was travelling in was pulled over in Grangetown.
Read MoreJohn Kirtley was a "leading" figure in the Sunderland riot which saw police attacked, a court hears.
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