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West Rainton residents save 145-year-old village hall from closure
After the Jubilee Village Hall in County Durham faced permanent closure due to a lack of volunteers and necessary repairs, the local commun…
Gateshead secures £20m in government funding for Beacon Lough and Wrekenton
Beacon Lough and Wrekenton have been awarded £20m in 'Pride in Place' funding to address long-standing social infrastructure needs. The ten…
Newcastle Airport recruits its first female firefighters as emergency team grows
Amy Ramsey, Alix Peoples, and Lily Jackson have joined the Rescue and Firefighting Service at Newcastle International Airport. Their arriva…
Northumberland engineering firm QCD Precision expands into new Ashington premises
Precision engineering firm QCD Precision has moved from Blyth to a larger site in Ashington to accommodate its growing workload. The expans…
Hartlepool RNLI volunteers rescue person trapped on rocks at South Pier
Emergency services worked together on Monday afternoon to reach a person stuck on the rocks at Hartlepool's South Pier. The individual was …
Three alpacas join the residents at Jesmond Dene's Pets Corner
Gallinious, Vernon and Firkin have arrived at the Newcastle petting zoo as part of a series of site improvements. The two-year-old trio are…
Meadow Well residents and local agencies join forces for community clean-up day
Community leaders, the council, and local charities held a 'Day of Action' in Meadow Well to address long-standing concerns and improve the…
Archaeologists uncover 1,600-year-old 'guardian spirit' carving at Vindolanda
A stone relief depicting a Roman 'Genius' has been unearthed beneath a barrack floor at the Vindolanda fort on Hadrian's Wall. The carving,…
Coastguard teams assist owner and dogs after yacht runs aground in Northumberland
Rescue teams were called to the shoreline north of Seaton Sluice early Monday morning after a yacht ran aground. The Tynemouth Volunteer Li…
Newcastle University researcher finds work through programme supporting displaced Ukrainians
Borys Zakharchenko, a chemist who fled Ukraine in 2022, has secured a research role at Newcastle University after joining the government-ba…
Faye Robson shares her journey of recovery to help others in Gateshead
After struggling with drug and alcohol addiction for years, 25-year-old Faye Robson has spent the last two years in recovery and now works …
North Tyneside couple build successful guitar business from their home
Graeme and Natalie Bevan have established Geordie Riffs, a specialist guitar service based in West Allotment that provides lessons, repairs…