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A total of 64 children and adults with disabilities, aged from six to 74-years-old, took part in this year's Reason To - Disability Triathlon
A huge search involving around 1,300 members of the public was launched to find three-year-old Noah Woods after he went missing on Tuesday, September 15
The restaurant voted by Chronicle readers as the best Italian in the North East last ear had some big news for customers
One person has been airlifted to James Cook University Hospital and the road remains closed
Officers are currently in Blyth after members of a metal detectorist group discovered two 'grenades' in a farmer's field
An Army bomb disposal team were called to the South Newsham area of Blyth after police were alerted to the discovery shortly after 10am on Sunday
A village in Northumberland might just be the perfect place to find romance in the North East in 2026
A farm shop famed for its great local produce and brilliant breakfasts will host its first ever Christmas fayre
A very well known pub in Gateshead is getting a change of owner and a change of decor with a refurbishment planned
A selection of tributes to people who have passed away around the North East
