North Tyneside Council hopes the proposed homes will prevent the council spending increasing sums on out of borough care.

Pensioners with arthritis or other similar health conditions that affect the joints are being urged to check if they qualify for extra money from the DWP

There are two things in particular that you need to check on your passport or risk being turned away at the airport

Closed days and empty restaurants: ChronicleLive investigates the reality of running a restaurant in Newcastle in 2026

The original ginger beer recipe lay in a drawer for decades until it provided the inspiration for Fentimans' revival

Kurtis Pratt has told of the moment he discovered his mother Kellie's disappearance was linked to serial killer Steve Wright

It is hoped further works can be done to the Staiths to preserve Gateshead's industrial past

The annual report of Northumberland County Council's top health official also looked at key issues such as mental health in farming

Bobby Turnbull's mum, aunt and sister were shot dead at a home in County Durham in 2012

Argenti Jahelezi stabbed the victim after Lewis Thompson pulled him off an electric bike during a row in Gateshead

Paul Stephenson threatened Aaron Purcell with the club before Purcell threw the glass towards him after an argument between the pair turned violent

A total of 12 deal lines were shutdown across the region and large quantities of Class A and B drugs were seized

A total of 84 arrests were made in the region within one week amid a County Lines crackdown

Heating oil prices have risen by 130% since the start of the US war with Iran

The business folk of Newcastle's Grainger Market have been largely left unimpressed by an in-coming 5% pay rise for MPs.

Tonight's Set For Life could see one player scoop £10,000 every month for 30 years

Ben Webb died alongside his dad following a collision in South Shields while travelling in a car which was being driven dangerously by his uncle

Former police officer Jeff Blair died at the scene of an alleged assault on Tuesday

Kyle Young was handed a suspended prison sentence at Peterlee Magistrates Court

There was relief as building work got under way on a new Outer West Leisure Centre in West Denton, a project that has suffered years of setbacks and delays

Local elections in May could result in a dramatic change to the balance of power in Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, and South Tyneside

With North East mayor Kim McGuinness determined to see a modern arena built on the Gateshead Quays, there is a big question mark over the future of Newcastle's Utilita Arena

The man is one of 21 people who have been accused of breaking the law

Sarah Gray used three different methods to take £34,257.19 from the small business over a six month period

British air-defence forces destroyed two Iranian-linked drones while defending a Western forces air base in Erbil, Iraq, on Wednesday night, though other drones struck the base causing minor injuries to American troops