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UK's first baby heart transplant recipient launches 40th anniversary fundraising campaign
Kaylee Davidson-Olley, who became the first baby in the UK to receive a successful heart transplant in 1987, is marking the upcoming 40th a…
Mark Robson visits Langley Park Primary, the school his father Sir Bobby attended
Mark Robson visited Langley Park Primary School in County Durham, where his father, the late Sir Bobby Robson, was once a pupil. The visit …
Newcastle Benfield Juniors Girls Under-14s secure first away kit sponsorship
The Walkergate-based football team has partnered with rail operator Lumo to fund their first-ever away kit. This sponsorship provides the p…
Families explore new community woodland at County Durham's Emmaus Youth Village
Around 160 families gathered for a Woodland Adventure Day to mark the opening of a new 8.24-hectare site featuring 7,500 newly planted tree…
New engineering and manufacturing training centre opens in North Tyneside
The Manufacturing Technology Centre has opened a new facility at Cobalt Park to provide vocational training for local apprentices. By conne…
Seaham housing development begins using geothermal heat from former coal mine
A new district heating network in Seaham is now drawing warmth from underground mine water to supply homes in the Garden Village developmen…
Newcastle march calls for an end to the stigma surrounding homelessness
Participants with lived experience of homelessness marched through Newcastle city centre this weekend to advocate for more compassionate tr…
Port of Sunderland rail freight route to move 100,000 tonnes of material in its first year
A new rail freight connection at the Port of Sunderland is expected to transport 100,000 tonnes of aggregate for asphalt production across …
Volunteers secure long-term lease to save the historic Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway
The Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway in Northumberland faced permanent closure due to uncertainty over its lease, which prevented the group fr…
Father and son rescued from rising tide at Budle Bay
A father and son were rescued by the RNLI after becoming stranded on a sand bank at Budle Bay in Northumberland as the tide began to submer…
Two people rescued from Holy Island causeway after vehicle becomes stranded
Two people were brought to safety by the RNLI and HM Coastguard after their vehicle became trapped by the tide on the Holy Island causeway.…
Ashington man raises over £30,000 for Prostate Cancer UK after decade of charity walks
Inspired by his father's diagnosis, Steve Baptist has spent the last ten years organising annual 26-mile charity walks between football sta…