The council's decision to close High Borrans continues to generate controversy amid political calls to reverse it.

Andy Burnham and his new chancellor made the decision that would affect millions of pensioners across the UK

Michael Wall was remanded in custody and will be sentenced in October this year

Callum Howe was found guilty of manslaughter following a trial at Teesside Crown Court

Cora Robinson has been swimming with Blyth Lifeguard & Swimming Club from a young age

Geordie Ramblers has amassed a significant social media following, sharing green spaces in the North East

It followed an Ombudsman investigation

Craig Hewitt was on court bail for biting another stranger's ear when he carried out an almost identical attack

Student nurses in our area are being given more experience of working in GP practices than ever before

The busy Park Lane roundabout, which links the Felling Bypass to the Tyne Bridge, will be closed for 26 days starting this Saturday night to allow for the next phase of the Gateshead Flyover demolition

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has upgraded the rating of Lanchester Medical Centre in County Durham from inadequate to requires improvement overall following an inspection in April

Prime Minister says Manchester HQ will be 'the situation room for making Britain better'

Gateshead Council's environmental antisocial behaviour teams will check back lanes the day after waste collections, and 'take enforcement action where necessary'

The Newcastle United legend asked H&H Classic to sell his bike just five months ago, and a portion of the profit made will go to Cancer Research

We have everything you need to know about the Set for Life draw for Thursday, July 23

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

This is what happened when the team at the Great North Children's Hospital turned on Ralph Seed's new implant

TransPennine Express has added more services between Newcastle and Edinburgh Waverley for August - here are the full details

Karen Clark says that she will be seeking answers from the Port of Tyne about the speed of its initial response and the effectiveness of its communications

NHS and council bosses are urging parents and carers to take care with any amount of water around their children

Lee Jones appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with one count of wounding with intent and one count of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place

John Denholm has been living in the Home Group property for 18 years, with the work originally scheduled for late April

Musa Qaushi was caught cultivating cannabis at a house in Sunderland and has now been jailed

Around 25 tonnes of nurdles are understood to have entered the River Tyne since a crash between the Wind Orca and BG Orange at the Port of Tyne on Sunday

The closed cafes in Exhibition Park and Paddy Freeman's Park are to reopen under new management, just months after council bosses shut them down due to concerns they were 'haemorraging' money