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- North East cannabis farmer told police during raid: 'I should have listened to my mother'
Ridvan Fangaj, who is from Albania, was caught looking after plants at a semi-detached house in Washington
- Travel advice issued ahead of 10 day Tyne Bridge closure over October half-term
The Tyne Bridge will be closed for 10 days as repair works move onto its famous arch
- The strange weapon Newcastle man had in order to 'stab anyone who came near him'
Benjamin Kirkup initially got the weapon to 'clean his crack pipe' but then began taking it out for his own protection and was stopped by police in a train station
- North East cannabis farmer told police during raid: 'I should have listened to my mother'
Ridvan Fangaj, who is from Albania, was caught looking after plants at a semi-detached house in Washington
- Travel advice issued ahead of 10 day Tyne Bridge closure over October half-term
The Tyne Bridge will be closed for 10 days as repair works move onto its famous arch
- The strange weapon Newcastle man had in order to 'stab anyone who came near him'
Benjamin Kirkup initially got the weapon to 'clean his crack pipe' but then began taking it out for his own protection and was stopped by police in a train station
- North Tyneside Council launches 'last resort' compulsory purchase proceedings on derelict sites
The local authority said the move was a 'last resort' and negotiations with owners would continue
- Gateshead Council issues first landlord fine for serving illegal eviction notice under new law
The landlord was fined for serving a Section 21 notice after May 1 this year - when these notices could no longer be used
