- Northern mayors come together to push plan for thousands of new jobs
The North East's green energy sector is part of a major plan that has been backed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves
- Northumberland Michelin Star chef says 'don't go to chains, go to your local businesses'
Cal Byerley has urged people to support their local cafés, pubs and restaurants with the hospitality industry suffering from the cost of living crisis
- Full list of North East road closures and roadworks this week
All the planned road closures and roadworks across the region for the week beginning Monday, May 11
- Nurse who deliberately falsified medical records and called patient 'inappropriate' name struck off
Belinda Jayne Kay previously worked as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner at a GP practice
- Former North East social services manager jailed for raping sleeping woman
Peter Murray was living and working in the North East when he carried out the attack around 20 years ago
- Wallsend man accused of storming home and squirting ammonia in occupant's eye
Lee Ferguson allegedly left the victim with burns to his eye and assaulted another man on Boxing Day last year
- Dr Hook frontman Dennis Locorriere dies at 76 after battle with kidney disease
Dennis Locorriere, frontman of 1970s band Dr Hook & The Medicine Show, has died at 76 after a long battle with kidney disease
- Tynemouth RNLI deal with seven times the normal number of incidents this week
They usually only have four or five incidents a month - but have already attended 11 so far during May
- Medic with suspected hantavirus symptoms being treated in UK hospital
The medic is being assessed in a specialist unit in London, as nine Britons potentially exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship are due to arrive in the UK
- Roy Keane blasts William Osula after Newcastle United goal as Sky Sports studio erupts
Roy Keane has had his say on William Osula after the Newcastle United forward scored a brace against West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday
