Boldon Colliery

Expansion plan for listed tram stop cafe

Polls in pools: Casting votes in quirky locations

First of three weeks of bin strikes cancelled

Waterpark sold to unnamed developer

Kent father to cycle 220km in son's memory

Port's warehouse roof to be removed after fire

Bid fails to grant M&S building listed status

Family 'overwhelmed' by Knife Angel response

Illegal driver crashed while fleeing from police

Man jailed for pregnant woman and standoff threats

Man jailed for threatening bus driver with toy gun

Woman stole hospitalised friend's watches

Man had sexual images of children young as three

Four schools amass £11.5m deficit, figures reveal

Ex-academy player helping others 'left devastated'

Free 'trishaw' rides to help tackle loneliness

Forty firefighters tackle 'large' fire at port

Motorbike believed to have hit boy, 3, seized

School closure consultation despite opposition

Wycombe sign Sunderland keeper Bishop on loan

Seven takeaways from BBC Newcastle's election debate

Paedophile 'shared abuse images for retweets'

Council approves £30 garden waste collection fee