The council has backed plans, now for a second time, to demolish and rebuild a new main primary school building ...

A primary school and two sports club on Tyneside are celebrating after netting donations totalling nearly £10,000 from a ...

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Eddie Howe has been forced to pull out of Newcastle United's press conference on Friday morning. The Magpies boss was due to face the TV cameras and media ahead of Sunday's showdown at home to ...

A North East council has defended taking a “very strict” stance on children being taken on holiday during school time, after a huge spike in the number of fines being dished out to families. The ...

The number of unauthorised term time holidays in Newcastle was 60 times higher in 2024 than 2022 A council has defended its "very strict" stance on children being taken on holiday during school ...

A council has defended its "very strict" stance on children being taken on holiday during school time following a spike in fines. The number of penalties handed out in Newcastle for unauthorised ...

The collision happened on the northbound carriageway of the A1 near Denton, Newcastle, shortly before ... to stop a dark grey BMW M Sport in the Whickham area of Gateshead at about 2am on ...

The stretch of road remained closed for more than 12 hours after what police called a "multi-vehicle crash", which took place at around 2.30am near Denton, Newcastle. Shocking images showed four ...

Owen Humphreys/PA A spokesman for Northumbria Police said that the earlier attempted stop had taken place in the Whickham area of Gateshead at 2am over concerns about the manner in which it was ...

A man and a woman in their 20s have been arrested after officers were hospitalised following a high-speed pile-up on the busy A1, near Denton, Newcastle ... a car in the Whickham area of Gateshead ...

Newcastle, has since reopened in both directions after being closed for several hours. Northumbria Police said officers attempted to stop the BMW in the Whickham area of Gateshead at about 02:00 ...