13+ hour, 24+ min ago   (555+ words) ONE of the North East’s best-known business leaders has praised the “incredible” progress of a development to transform a farm into a training and employment hub for autistic people. Sir Peter Vardy has been a leading supporter of the vision…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (599+ words) A sea of more than 63,000 runners took to the streets of Tyneside as the Great North Run returned for its milestone 45th anniversary. The sun had its hat on in Newcastle today (September 13) as runners of all ages and abilities took…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (135+ words) Crowds have flocked to Stanhope show this weekend, enjoying livestock competitions, rural crafts, and agricultural displays. The popular show brings together British farming, rural skills and a wide range of activities including dog agility tests, stunt drivers, llama walks and…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (485+ words) Belfast’s Aoibheann Donnelly was bursting with pride after she topped the podium at a national school sports event to cap an unforgettable experience in the East Midlands. Donnelly, 16, who lives in Blanchardstown, featured at the School Games National Finals, helping…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (628+ words) Construction is underway on more than 150 new prison cells at HMP Kirklevington Grange in Yarm in a bid to keep streets safer. Ground was broken at the open prison on Thursday (September 11) for three two-storey accommodation blocks that will deliver…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (282+ words) Popcorn-carrying movie goers were evacuated from a Darlington cinema after six wheelie bins set ablaze at DL1. Firefighters were called to the leisure complex on Friday (September 11) after black smoke started pouring from the back of the Premier Inn just after…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (422+ words) BALLROOM and Latin dancing sparked a week of celebration for a retirement community. The performance took place at Middleton Hall Retirement Village in Middleton St George, near Darlington, and launched a full programme of events, including medieval re-enactments and a…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (297+ words) A team of volunteers is helping to bring a much-loved community pool back into use. Northumbrian Water employees have been supporting the refurbishment of Weardale Pool in Stanhope, County Durham, through the company’s Just an Hour volunteering programme. Staff have…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (504+ words) A magical coffee shop is casting a spell on dog lovers with plans for a 'puppy coven'. Gina Pontoni, 61, from Hartlepool, runs a witchy café, crystal shop, and tarot reading space in Seaton Carew. But with her business, Gina's Coven,…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (519+ words) A dad is selling a £10,000 LEGO collection through a Thornaby auction house to help fund IVF treatment as he and his wife hope to have a second child. James Smith, 40, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, has consigned 36 lots to Vectis Auctions…...