The Santa tour, an annual Christmas Eve tradition for the last 65 years, is facing changes.

"Jane", from north-east England, tells how she lost her inheritance in an elaborate 18-month scam.

In the North East and Cumbria, the NHS is trying new ways to deal with the rising demand.

The victim says he does not know why he was targeted but a judge says it was "classic road rage".

The nature of the complaint against Cleveland's Peter Rickard is not currently being made public.

Leicester City forward Kian Pennant will stay on loan with National League Gateshead until the end of December.

Cleveland Police detectives say Daniel Dixon caused his victims "considerable trauma".

Two rival groups were initially joking with each other before violence erupted, a court hears.

Students at Northumberland Skills spend 300 hours creating the bench of confiscated knives.

The ex-Newcastle United striker was among the targets for the family of travelling burglars.

The refurbishment cost £11m more than expected, the North East Combined Authority confirms.

Newcastle Dynamo FC says its pitch in Gateshead will take £2,000 to fix.

Fulwell has a bigger Christmas tree this year and a resident says its switch-on was "fabulous".

Lol and Sue Hepworth, who moved to Saltburn in 2006, say they wanted to have a positive impact.

Smokefree Sunderland is aiming to cut the city's smoking rate to 5% by 2030 but more work is needed.

Newcastle City Council says it is putting lane closures in place overnight to minimise disruption.

A woman is in a critical condition in hospital after the attack in Elswick, Northumbria police say.

A council approves Redcar Athletic's licence to run events at a marquee and shipping container.