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EXCLUSIVE: The in-form midfielder is in fine form and believes that Newcastle United should be aiming high in Europe
This pioneering home looks like it's from the set of a Tim Burton movie, and yet its Victorian history is very much real – as the world's first hydroelectric house
Isaac Moran has penned a pro contract with Newcastle after celebrating his 17th birthday
Rita Pearson passed away aged 85 in February, and her family are asking the council to allow her partner Jimmy Wastell to continue living there
Here is a full list of the planned road closures and roadworks across the region for the week beginning Monday, March 9
Following the closure of the council's consultation on the prospect of nearly 20,000 new homes in the area by 2042, the council is now considering the feedback.
Brazen Dawn Thompson, who once told a court she used her PIP money to 'treat herself' to some crack-cocaine, stole more than £1,100-worth of goods from Marks & Spencer
Asif Bilal hopes that he can take Hebburn takeaway Balti Masters to a new level in the former Kelly pub, which featured in the Chris Ramsey sitcom set in the town
The Edwardian-style property, which is being marketed by Brunton Residential, dates back to 1910, and is in the heart of Longframlington, near Morpeth
PC Jonathan Miller communicated with a woman involved in sex work with a view to obtaining her services
