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Fri, 5 Jun 2026 08:43:01 +0000Over 2,000 PIP claimants due £5,625 back from DWP - check if you're affected
Hundreds of people are owed money from the DWP but have not been traced - here's an outline of who's affected and why
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 08:43:00 +0000Gateshead Council to no longer fund Pride, Reform leader says
Pride events in Gateshead can no longer expect further funding or promotion from the local authority.
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 08:12:41 +0000Top Gun actor James Handy stabbed to death as girlfriend's son arrested
James Handy, who appeared in Top Gun: Maverick, was found unconscious in the front garden of his home in Tarzana, Los Angeles, with a stab wound to his chest
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 07:40:31 +0000Location Location Location fans stunned as celeb appears in £450k home hunt
Location, Location, Location fans were left floored when a famous face appeared on the Channel 4 show
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 07:24:39 +0000John Lennon's drawings spotted at auction by North East collector displayed in museum
10 of the pop art images, which were created by the iconic Beatle in the 1960s, were found by local Joseph O’Donnell
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Fri, 5 Jun 2026 08:55:04 +0000Anglo American plans to remove restrictions on polyhalite production get 'unanimous' support
Anglo American is developing a polyhalite fertiliser mine and a 37-kilometre tunnel as part of a plan to transport the product to Teesside
Fri, 5 Jun 2026 08:01:38 +0000Tory councillor returns to fold just three months after departing for new political party
Redcar councillor Jack Symon has rejoined the Conservatives after quitting in March for Restore Britain
Thu, 4 Jun 2026 23:05:00 +0000Linthorpe butcher’s to barber’s transformation chopped by Middlesbrough Council
Plans included the conversion of a garage, which the council described as 'low-quality design'
Thu, 4 Jun 2026 23:05:00 +0000Poet Laureate Simon Armitage's poem adorns the steps of amphitheatre in Stockton Waterfront urban park
The 'Hidden Depths' piece, inspired by the River Tees, is engraved into steps at the Waterfront Park, which is due to open on June 20
Thu, 4 Jun 2026 23:05:00 +0000Middlesbrough Council ends year with £1.8m overspend and £4.3m increase to reserves
The majority of Labour Mayor Chris Cooke’s £4.367m Middlesbrough Priorities Fund has been used to reduce the council overspend