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- NHS ‘crack teams’ slash hospital waiting lists with Newcastle’s down by more than 13,000
by ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Sam Volpe) on 14 January 2026 at 10:30 PMThe overall waiting list at the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust is down by more than 13,000, the government says
- Huge number of guards in riot gear storm North East prison during reports of ‘disorder’by ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Kristy Dawson) on 14 January 2026 at 8:57 PM
Guards walked in pairs as they entered HM Prison Deerbolt in County Durham
- Cat missing for nearly a year reunited with his owners after being hit by a van and four carsby ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Kristy Dawson) on 14 January 2026 at 8:34 PM
Wolverine is now being treated for multiple injuries
- Tributes to much-loved ‘hero’ shopkeeper as Jarrow residents say community ‘won’t be the same’by ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Nicole Goodwin) on 14 January 2026 at 7:52 PM
Mohammed Ali, known to the Jarrow community as Pops, sadly died on January 6, aged 89
- Miracle Whitley Bay polio survivor’s 80th birthday joy at pony visitby ec.news@ncjmedia.co.uk (Sam Volpe) on 14 January 2026 at 7:34 PM
Brenda survived polio as a tot but she’s never let the illness hold her back
