The incident happened at around 3pm on Wednesday, April 3, at Waves Leisure Centre

NOVUM hopes to transform Newcastle Civic Centre and its surroundings into a cultural playground

The recently-formed Seahouses Toads on Roads group have helped frogs, toads and newts safely cross the road during their breeding season, with their efforts recognised by a national campaign

Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning to anyone who receives a certain message when they try to make a phone call - and it's just eight words long

Road users have been urged to consider installing an anti-theft tool on their car to avoid being hit by number plate theft

Gateshead Leisure Centre is expected to open its doors under new management on June 14, almost a year after it was shut under council budget cuts

The respected TV doctor spoke on his BBC podcast about the health benefits of playing a musical instrument

To get the McDonald's offer, you'll have to buy something from the fast food franchise and fill out a survey at the bottom of your receipt

Newcastle City Council pulled out Heaton's LTN on Sunday, after some locals staged a street party in support of the bollards the previous afternoon

Talking about death could help boost the care our loved ones and ourselves receive.

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Nathan Cook was a teenager when he carried out the rape and sexual assault of a child who was significantly younger

A data centre is expected to be built on the former Britishvolt site at Cambois in Northumberland

Gemma Adnitt and Omer Taha, of Gateshead, have been jailed for an arson attack on a woman's home as she and her child slept inside

Members of the Aslef Union will be banned from overtime for six days from May 6, with North East services most affected on Thursday, May 9.

Dozens of Gateshead FC fans gathered to protest on Monday, after the Heed were kicked out of the National League play-offs due to uncertainty over their International Stadium ground

The Village Bakery 8 Tortilla Wraps White were pulled from supermarket shelves last month over 'tampering' concerns

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The 17-year-old was convicted of outraging public decency and will be sentenced next month

The 38-year-old failed to appear in court more than two months ago

The EFL decision to exclude the Heed from the play-offs on Tuesday night has sparked outrage from fans. The leader of Gateshead Council maintains Gatehsead FC should be there.

The whole Vera cast reunited on Monday to look at the scripts for what will be the ITV drama's last ever series

650 cannabis plants at various stages of growth were seized, with a street value of more than £400,000

Pearse Kavanagh, of Hebburn, is accused of the manslaughter of Philip McQueeney in South Shields, which he denies

John Dobson Street was closed for over an hour after the incident on Monday afternoon