- Northumberland council ordered to pay out £1,000 over 20-month planning delay
A disgruntled resident complained after a 'serious delay' in determining a building regulations application
- Three generations of family run Whitley Bay firm celebrate 30 years of transforming homes
North East family run business celebrates 30 'blinding' years in business
- Residents raising cash for independent reviews into proposed housing sites in North Tyneside
Worries persist over council proposals which could see over 18,000 new homes built across North Tyneside by 2042
- Teen caught with knife just two days after taking part in Newcastle street fight
Finlay Day-Ault had taken part in the pre-arranged brawl, which involved a large group of youths and was found with the blade during his subsequent arrest 48 hours later
- Gateshead road repairs backlog begins to clear - but 123km still 'of concern'
The percentage of unclassified roads in Gateshead in need of maintenance has dipped to 18%, or 123km
- All the road closures and roadworks across the North East this week
Here is a full list of the planned road closures and roadworks across the region for the week beginning Monday, February 23
- Gang of thieves raid famous Newcastle factory site spending three days stripping valuables
Georgian Dimitru, Razvan Dorobod and Andrei Olteanu were part of a gang who burgled the former Nestle factory in Newcastle
- Sunderland release statement as player targeted by 'vile' racist abuse after Fulham defeat
Romaine Mundle was targeted by disgusting racist abuse online in the aftermath of Sunderland's 3-1 loss to Fulham at the Stadium of Light on Sunday, with the club now releasing a statement
- Greggs £2.99 Too Good To Go bag leaves man baffled after seeing 14 items inside
A Greggs customer was left utterly baffled after opening his Too Good To Go surprise bag when he got home
- Mum still breastfeeds her four-year-old girl and says she's the 'healthiest child' she knows
Mum-of-four Kay Smith continues to breastfeed Bleubelle, 4, and said she still saw her youngest child 'as a baby'
