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Plans for mortuary next to school withdrawn published at 17:39 British Summer Time 1 October

Hardy’s Funeral Services had hoped to convert a house in Spennymoor.

Gateshead name Clark interim boss as Elliot leavespublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 1 October

Ben Clark takes charge of Gateshead on an interim basis after Rob Elliot leaves for the manager's job at Crawley Town.

Arrests during early morning knife crime raidspublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 1 October

Eight people are arrested in Stockton on suspicion of robbery, knife crime and drug offences.

Teenage cyclist dies following car crashpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 1 October

Jayden McGuinness died in hospital on Sunday after suffering serious injuries, police say.

Crawley announce Gateshead boss Elliot as managerpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 1 October

Rob Elliot leaves Gateshead to become the new Crawley Town manager on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

Aldi supermarket approved despite Lidl concernspublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 1 October

The store will employ about 40 people from the local area, Sunderland councillors hear.

Vaccination plea after whooping cough cases risepublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 1 October

Cases of whooping cough in Middlesbrough and Redcar rise as jab rates fall.

First woman appointed as city council's leaderpublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 1 October

Karen Kilgour, who ran unopposed in the contest, says she would "lead a forward-looking council".

Safety warning as new telecare charges introducedpublished at 06:20 British Summer Time 1 October

A charity raises safety concerns as Hartlepool Council introduces the charges.

Footbridge demolition begins despite campaignpublished at 06:15 British Summer Time 1 October

A pedestrian crossing replaces Leazes Footbridge, which was used by hundreds of people daily.

Bins back to normal after long strikepublished at 06:04 British Summer Time 1 October

Bin collections are finally back to the usual schedule after strikes lasting eight months.

Gateshead's Elliot set to be named Crawley bosspublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 30 September

Crawley Town are set to appoint Gateshead boss Rob Elliot as their manager, BBC Radio Newcastle has been told.

Anti-social bans 'criminalising poverty' claimpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 30 September

A civil rights group criticises local authorities for bringing in banning orders.

University 'to make 1 in 10 academics redundant'published at 16:59 British Summer Time 30 September

Job losses affecting 76 members of staff could come as early as 1 November, a union says.

Drone trial to test water quality expandspublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 30 September

Drones will be used across the North East of England to test water in hard-to-reach areas.

Local heroes honoured at Make a Difference Awardspublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 30 September

Eight awards are handed out to those supporting their community and helping those in need.

Cannabis farm found by chance smellpublished at 13:09 British Summer Time 30 September

Officers detect the strong odour of the drugs while investigating a separate matter nearby.

Unsung heroes honoured at Make a Difference Awardspublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 30 September

The eight winners include a journalist from Sierra Leone, a first responder and a teacher.

Riot racism hearing over 'white' driver checkspublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 30 September

Prosecutors say Jake Wray was checking if drivers were "English", he claims he wanted to warn them.

Repeat offender gets 'buzz' from danger drivingpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 30 September

Andrew Jones, who has more than 50 motoring offences, is jailed after crashing while fleeing police.

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