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Local News from across Tyne & Wear
- Hopes multi-million pound Northumberland cycleway will boost local economy
The route is being funded by central Government
- Crowds gather as free tasters of Newcastle Restaurant Week signature dishes served up
There was huge interest on Grainger street this Thursday lunchtime
- Faces of 47 North East criminals jailed in July 2025 including Sycamore Gap offenders
A string of criminals were put before the courts last month to face a range of allegations including sex offences, drug charges and violent assault
- Robber armed with knife targeted terrified young woman in Newcastle underpass
Moroccan student Oussama Ettrii left a 20-year-old woman petrified then robbed a 20-year-old man in Newcastle city centre
- 'It puts you on the map' - Newcastle restaurant celebrates Michelin Guide place 10 months after opening
Hide on Chillingham Road in Heaton opened in October 2024 and its "intricate and ambitious" dishes have been recognised by the prestigious food guide
- Major power outage in Northumberland leaves over 1,000 properties without electricity
Over 1,000 properties across Northumberland were left without electricity on Thursday night
- Nurses threaten industrial action ballot after pay offer rejected
The Royal College of Nursing has warned that its members will be balloted on industrial action if the Government fails to agree on investment in the profession over the summer
- I went to a Bob Ross painting night in the most unlikely place in Newcastle
As a beginner painter, I hoped Mr Ross would help free up my artistic side
- 'I'm waiting for an ADHD diagnosis and it feels like I'm falling through the gaps'
Alan Guest said waiting for an ADHD diagnosis while also living with autism was exhausting
- Newcastle City Council leader urged to negotiate over shared tip access
North Tyneside Tory councillors have sent Newcastle City Council's leader a letter urging to open negotiations over access to a recycling centre