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Man jailed for violent attack on ex and boyfriend

Illegal tobacco peddling operation shut down

Hitachi reviews 'all options' over train orders gap

'Dodgy dealer' who sold 'death trap' cars jailed

Council shingle works branded a waste of money

School to turn double-decker bus into library

Adult learners attack 'disgusting' funding cuts

Dog stuck in river saved by wading rescuer

Dying man has special wedding service in hospital

More than five miles of hedgerows planted

North East mayor election expected to cost £3m

Three owls get stuck in homes over single weekend

Bar closed following reports of criminal behaviour

New endoscopy clinic cuts waiting lists

Campaign launched to save library from council cuts

Closure fears over ‘unsafe’ church

Residents protest over asylum-seeker accommodation

Miners' strike families 'used rabbits to feed the community'

Rise in carbon monoxide emergency callouts

Chemical weapon charges for doctor in poisoning case

Village 'under siege' during miners' strike

Police deny ignoring low value shop thefts