- State Pension rise 2026 edges retirees closer to tax threshold
The full New State Pension now stands at £12,547 for the 2026/27 tax year
- Suspect ruled out of Newcastle city centre male rape probe
A man was arrested following incident at a property on Scotswood Road
- Dr Xand delivers brutal verdict on 'anti-ageing testosterone'
The doctor urged people not to go to wellness clinics for this medication
- Plans for massive industrial development near Cramlington set to create thousands of jobs to go before planners
The plans aim to deliver more than one million square foot of industrial, manufacturing and logistics space
- Northumberland thug left man with part of face 'hanging off' after blinding another victim in one eye
Hayden Wright has been locked up after leaving a trail of pain and suffering in three acts of gratuitous violence
- Prolific Wallsend thief barred from three shops after threatening staff
Courtney Walker also has a previous conviction for punching paramedics
- Funding for listed building which has been 'huge part of Ouseburn's regeneration' to have 'big impact'
36 Lime Street has been awarded £847,932 to replace windows, convert a studio into a community space, and upgrade accessibility
- Gateshead Council searches for cash for potential new town centre youth hub
The local authority hopes funding can be made available for a new youth hub in Gateshead town centre.
- 999 response after Newcastle Council bin lorry catches fire in popular suburb
A bin van caught fire in Jesmond on Wednesday
- Gateshead man allegedly killed budgies and geese, threw ammonia on a dog and stole another
Lewis Proud is also accused of assaulting a family member, damaging a home, car and a shed and driving a jeep dangerously in the Prudhoe area
