Stannington

'We are here for you', says doctor as strikes begin

MP to retire after 41 years in politics

Prison employee held in drug supply probe

Mountain team carry out back-to-back rescues

Dangerous driver jailed for driving at police car

Council could use £15m 'to buy back gigafactory land'

Killer jailed for setting own home alight

Tormenting stalker jailed for controlling partner

Hospitals hit by power cuts as repair bills soar

Newcastle fan's lasting reminder of Trippier meeting

Rural pub reopens after four years

Arsonist destroyed ex's flat in 'revenge' fire

Island to reopen after two-year bird flu closure

Former rail line to reopen to walkers after 71 years

Driver admits causing crash deaths of two teens

Zoo animals use old firefighting equipment in homes

Study planned after Great North Run hit by floods

More school buildings checked after safety fears

Illegal scrap man blighted lives with 'foul' fires

Former Post Office clerk cleared of fraud

Minister accepts council's levelling up 'frustration'

Man who 'boasted' about infecting PC jailed

North East devolution deal reaches Parliament