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Fresh plans have been lodged with Newcastle City Council for the demolition of the derelict Sinfonia House building in Jesmond Vale
It is hoped plans could be submitted by 2028 for an additional two stations on the Northumberland Line
I took a trip to Hillheads Park to watch Whitley Bay take on Horden Community Welfare FC in one of the last games of the season
Bedlington station has finally opened some 15 months after the first stations welcomed passengers
Holidaymakers jetting off from Newcastle Airport have more destinations to choose from with extra flights announced
Delight as Hutchinson Hobbs wins the Farm Shop Butchery of the Year
William Flamson, of Bensham, left the woman feeling the need to scrub herself clean after forcing himself on her
A property on High Well Gardens in the Heworth area has been boarded up after complaints from members of the public
David Bruce will leave Sunderland at the end of the season
An email was sent to Mills' fellow BBC colleagues confirming his dismissal
