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Gateshead Council's leaders have defended the service stating that while it has yet to make a profit it is in a surplus, benefiting the council and customers.

Schools minister Catherine McKinnell was in Washington on Thursday to speak to education leaders about how to improve school attendance rates across the North East

Graham Stephenson, of Blyth, left the woman scared in her own home after threatening to kill her, racially abusing her and winding up her dogs

Rob Norwood was heartbroken when his cat Colin went missing, and thinks he may have jumped in a delivery van to have ended up so far away

Wayne Roper, from Shiremoor, thought he had suffered serious injuries slipping on ice until he ran into doormen who helped him after unprovoked attack

Two men, aged 20 and 26 were arrested in connection with the incident on Redworth Road

A judge said the offence by Robert Brown, of Elswick, may not have happened had the Northumbria Police officers not told him they wanted to buy drugs

Police were called to the property around 4.50pm yesterday following a report of concern for a man at an address on Bolingbroke Street

Children from across the region took part in World Book Day on Thursday, March 6

Domestic abuser, Curtis Hughes, 24, was jailed for 54 months at Durham Crown Court

A police cordon and forensic tent remains in place in a residential street in Newcastle

American sweets have grown in popularity over recent years due to their promotion on social media, but a North East council is urging people to check the products label

Officers at Durham Constabulary believe the incident is connected to a similar arson in the Beechfield area of Newton Aycliffe on Monday

Northumbria Police say they are 'committed to taking' action against anyone who sends malicious communications

Northumbria Police officers were responding to concerns of anti-social behaviour, serious violence and drug-related offences in Northumberland

The incident happened around 9.05pm on Wednesday, March 5, on Prince Edward Road opposite Tesco Express in South Shields

As well as a council tax rise, Newcastle City Council is also planning to cut Saturday opening hours at the City Library and increase school meal costs

International Women's Day celebrates the achievements and seeks to lift up other women, and has been celebrated longer than you thought.

Live updates as police cordon in place in Bolingbroke Street in Heaton, Newcastle, and investigators are on the scene

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the fire at a home in Gateshead by an emergency call at 11.23am

Gateshead Council bosses say the threat to schools in the area was deemed not to be credible

Officers cordoned off two locations on Chirton Front Street after the grim discovery was made on Thursday

Ryanair customers could now face a £100 fine if they arrive at the airport with less than 40 minutes to spare before their flight is due to take-off

A petition on the Parliamentary website is calling on the Labour Party to 'hold a referendum on the proposed ban on new ICE cars in 2030'

The government is considering a proposal from the DVLA that would allow drivers from one specific European country to swap their licence for a GB one, without the need for a test

Cardinal Hume Catholic School is one of multiple Gateshead schools that has been placed in lockdown

We could see a drop a temperatures again in March due to a sudden stratospheric warming event - here's what it means and what to expect

A child has died and another has been injured after being hit by a car on a sports pitch in Cumbria

The outage - which impacted millions of the high street bank's customers - caused almost half (56%) of its online payments to fail between Friday, January 31, and Sunday, February 2, due to a mainframe systems failure.

A substantial police presence is situated between Front Street and Newlyn Crescent in North Shields