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Lee Pritchard was pulled over by police and later refused to let them take a blood sample
A Sunderland man living with cancer that has spread to four parts of his body highlighted how the public should know the risk posed by alcohol.
Nine-month-old kittens Lucky and Jasper were hit by a car on the usually quiet Park Crescent in North Shields
After a few teasers doors to a new sandwich shop in the middle of Newcastle will open in just a few days time
May 4th is officially Star Wars Day and a well known toy shop is pulling out all the stops to celebrate
Sunderland were reduced to ten men after Dan Ballard was adjudged to have pulled Tolu Arokodare's hair
A rooftop bar in an iconic location in Newcastle has opened on cue for the boiling hot weather this weekend
Jordan Foster lost his temper with the victim after she said she didn't want him and his friend coming back to her house
'I've been to Greece for a week, worn them every day including a 10 mile hike in 35°C weather, absolutely magnificent, rubbed nowhere, not a blister to be seen,' one shopper said
A beautiful Italian restaurant has just opened on the outskirts of Newcastle city centre in time for Bank Holiday
