'Shining example' Ana Trifasi is celebrating 15 years with Barchester Healthcare

Devoted mum-of-four Chayde Osborne, 33, had started to feel unwell just 10 days before she was diagnosed with leukemia :: She tragically passed away a month later

A number of people have been awarded honours for services to Teesside

Pat Barker, who was born in Thornaby, became a CBE in 2000 and is being given her damehood, one of the highest honours in the United Kingdom, for services to literature

Emergency services were called to the A19 near Kirklevington after a three-vehicle collision

Generations of Teessiders enjoyed the cinema's big screen offerings across many decades

A large camera crew were surrounding Chris Kamara MBE and Robson Green in Hutton-le-Hole

The A19 is closed in both directions as emergency services are called to a coach fire

Ethan Cramer released his new tune Leaps and Bounds on Friday, May 30

Dress up as your favourite character and enjoy sing-a-longs

It was seized by police and the driver arrested

The young fighters clinched a total of seven titles at national contest

Middlesbrough's Ayrshire Lodge is available to buy for the second time in its 70 year history

Akram Akhmed, 21, is following in the footsteps of his grandad Mohammed Aslam

The incident happened in Hartlepool's Glastonbury Walk, in the Throston area

New jobs have been created for warehouse and delivery staff

The BBC has investigated the murky world of holiday park ownership, and has spoken to a number of couples who claim they were misled and left out of pocket

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has updated its travel advice for UAE, including Dubai, Tunisia, Qatar, Oman, and Jordan, in a series of updates on Friday 13 June

Nurse Carlita Pounder has put passion for fashion into new venture inspired by her son

The Nao Victoria, a replica of the Spanish ship that was the first to circumnavigate the world, will be docked in Scarborough for 11 days from this Thursday

The Yorkshire seaside town is the place to be for concert goers this summer as it is celebrating its 400th anniversary and has a star-studded line-up for its Open Air Theatre

Miller Homes is holding a consultation event for its proposals, with three options for building between 120 and 180 homes in Wolviston

Love a burger as a treat? Check out these top eateries in Middlesbrough, Stockton, Redcar and Cleveland, Hartlepool and Darlington

Clever Clogs Nursery Group's sister nurseries have also been ranked among the best in the North East

The Cavendish, Wynyard, provides over 4500sqft of 'luxury living', according to Smith & Friends Estate Agents