One of two former friends on trial for cutting down the famous Sycamore Gap sycamore has said he could not understand the huge outcry after it ...

Residents are being advised to keep windows and doors shut as the fire service deals with a blaze in the Halton Lea Gate area.

Universal Credit, State Pensions, Child Benefit, PIP and other benefits may be affected by changes due to the two May bank holidays ...

The Wylam Clean Tyne group is calling for a comprehensive review of the Environment Agency’s permitting system, as part of the newly launched People’s Commission on the Water Sector. The Commission, ...

Shaftoe Trust Academy in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, has earned the foundation level of the British Council's International School ...

A 14-year-old boy has died and 14 children have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following a fire in Gateshead on Friday evening (May 2). Emergency services were called to the fire near ...

We looked back at some of the pictures and stories we've featured of teachers and their pupils over the years.

WE looked back at what made headlines in the Tyne Valley up to 150 years ago.

The Newcastle-Gateshead marathon is returning on Sunday (May 4) and a number of roads have been closed to facilitate the run.

The results are in and settled from Thursday’s (May 1) local elections. Here's a look at who will be representing Prudhoe's three wards on Northumberland County Council.

Voters in Hexham have elected their new town council representatives. Results are now confirmed for the Priestpopple, Leazes, and Gilesgate wards and are as follows: ...

One of two former friends on trial for cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree had a “fascination” with the tree and thought it would be “a ...