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Cleadon mum remembered by specially commissioned paintings

PAINTINGS which recall treasured places and times shared by a devoted couple and their two young children are about to adorn the walls of a North East hospital ward.Read

Sadness as the Bizz Bar in South Shields is knocked down - VIDEO

PEOPLE have told of their sadness after a former bar was reduced to rubble before their eyes.Read

River Tyne internet archive set to open

MEN who devoted their lives to working on the Tyne will share their life memories with schoolchildren as part of a new website.Read

North East youth unemployment must be tackled - David Miliband

A 120% rise in youth unemployment in the North East has created an emergency that must be tackled, a commission chaired by David Miliband said yesterday.Read

Wouldhave House in South Shields set for demolition

PLANS have been tabled to demolish a Sixties building dubbed a “blot on the landscape” of a town’s historic market square.Read

Tyneside drug smuggler jailed after heroin haul found in car

A DRUG smuggler stashed nearly £300,000 worth of heroin in secret compartments in his car before trying to cross the border into England.Read

Jo Brand opens South Tyneside District Hospital new emergency centre

COMEDIAN Jo Brand was in the North East to open a hospital’s new multi-million pound emergency care centre that is set to significantly enhance patient care.Read

Police watchdog to probe South Shields death crash

THE independent police watchdog has officially confirmed it will be managing investigations into the death of Vincent Gibson, who was hit by a police car.Read

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South Shields dad killed by police car on 999 call-out

POLICE are today investigating how a father came to be killed by a police car responding to a 999 call.Read

EU keeping an eye on Port of Tyne and Liverpool row

THE European Commission has warned the UK Government it may breach state aid rules if ministers agree to let Liverpool take port jobs from Tyneside and elsewhere.Read

Firefighters battle huge biomass fire at Port of Tyne

FIREFIGHTERS spent more than 12 hours battling a huge blaze after wooden fuel pellets burst into flames.Read

Ray Spencer

Ray Spencer, director of the Customs House, South Shields

RAY Spencer - also known as Tommy the Trumpeter - is director of The Customs House in South Shields.Read

Inquiry launched after fatal fire in South Shields

INQUIRIES are under way to establish whether a cigarette sparked a fire that killed a pensioner in her home.Read

South Tyneside Hospital doctors failed to spot E.coli bug four times

DOCTORS sent a seven-year-old girl home four times before spotting she was suffering from E Coli, it has emerged.Read

Revolt against changes to Twinings Earl Grey tea flavour

A NEW recipe for Earl Grey introduced by famous firm Twinings is causing a little more than a storm in a tea cup.Read

Council and police act to prevent South Shields beach rave

A COUNCIL gained an injunction yesterday to prevent a huge unauthorised rave party on a town’s beaches.Read

South Shields nuclear test veteran brands court victory a "ray of hope"

NUCLEAR test veterans have been offered a “ray of hope” after winning the right to sue the Ministry of Defence over atomic blasts in the 1950s.Read

Singer Joe McElderry wows the crowd in his home town

POPSTAR to Operastar favourite Joe McElderry performed to a crowd of 20,000 at his homecoming gig in South Shields at the weekend.Read

Report highlights South Tyneside District Hospital failings

A HOSPITAL in the North East has been told it needs to improve its treatment of elderly patients by ensuring they are given respect and dignity at all times.Read

Eric Pickles says send IT jobs to South Tyneside

GOVERNMENT Minister Eric Pickles has suggested a Midlands council should shift jobs to South Tyneside rather than sending them to India.Read

Fears over Port of Tyne cruise ship future

MINISTERS have been warned they are threatening Tyneside jobs as they consider allowing Liverpool port chiefs to take trade away from the North East.Read

Twinings white tea

Twinings tea firm won't get EU cash to move jobs to Poland

THE European Commission has told tea maker Twinings it will not be handed £10m to relocate North East jobs to Poland.Read

Investment in rail network to benefit Port of Tyne

PART of the North East's rail network that has lain dormant for a decade is being rejuvenated in a £1.6m boost to the region's economy.Read

Actress Melanie Hill helps Sunderland students

NORTH East actress Melanie Hill is taking on a supporting role to help officially launch a university’s creative partnership with a popular theatre.Read

North East bears the brunt of college cuts

NORTH East colleges are facing the biggest further education jobs crisis in England as the Government cuts continue.Read

South Shields man died on popular motorbike route

ABIKER from South Tyneside was killed when he lost control of his vehicle on one of Britain’s most popular motorbike routes.Read

Revamp breathes life into Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum

VISITORS to a revamped museum gallery launched yesterday will be greeted with anything but a stony silence.Read

Ryan Leck pens letter to Andrew Smart's family

A MURDERER has written a letter from his prison cell to apologise to his victim’s family. Ryan Leck, who was convicted of killing father-of-two Andrew Smart last month sent the six-page confession to our sister paper, the Chronicle, from Durham jail. Read

Ocean Youth Trust North benefits from Royal Wedding

ATYNESIDE charity is jumping on the Royal Wedding bandwagon as Prince William and Kate Middleton asked well-wishers to pledge their cash.Read

Waste needed to fill Tyne Dock for development

A WASTE mountain is wanted to complete the final stage of filling in of a historic Tyneside dock.Read

An actor in the play The Man and The Donkey

Review: The Man and The Donkey at the Customs House

THE reasons why you wouldn’t put on a play about John Simpson Kirkpatrick are many and variedRead

HMS Northumberland

HMS Northumberland heads to the Tyne

A ROYAL Navy warship built in the North East sailed into the Tyne yesterday for a five-day visit.Read

Medics missed signs of pregnancy in South Shields mum

A TEENAGE mother was told she could have a brain tumour when she was in fact pregnant.Read

10 year ban for South Shields web chat teacher

A TEACHER from the North East has been banned from the classroom for 10 years after inappropriate web chats with a teenage pupil.Read

Fans welcome Joe McElderry back home

HUNDREDS of fans of X Factor star Joe McElderry welcomed the singer back to Tyneside as he launched his debut album.Read

South Shields Town Hall reaches its century

A CENTURY ago this week, Mayoress Mrs W Gladstone Wylie clocked on in style to carry out her civic duties.Read

Four years in jail for killer of Judith Scott

A HEN-PECKED man who was nagged for 30 years before he stabbed his partner to death at their North Shields home has been jailed for four years and eight months.Read

Husband stabbed nagging partner Judith Scott

A LONG-SUFFERING man stabbed his partner of 30 years to death because of her nagging, a court heard.Read

South Tyneside College trio will follow in artists' footprints

THREE talented students are to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin after securing places at their former university.Read

Blyth Model Railway exhibition heads to Tyneside

IT was a case of full steam ahead for train enthusiasts when this fantastic model railway exhibition came to Tyneside.Read

Sting’s niece helps relaunch hairdressing gown company

STING’S niece was drafted in to kick-start the fortunes of a company who now supply hairdressing gowns to the Queen.Read

Tyneside playwrights appeal for romantic tales

THEATRE bosses are appealing for people in the North East to get in touch with their romantic sides.Read

Art installation goes on display at Sandhaven Beach

ARTWORK depicting a 360 degree moving panorama of the seafront at South Shields was unveiled yesterday.Read

Crowds turn out for events across the region

SUN, sand and singing sensations made for an action-packed weekend in the North East.Read

Improvements planned for Tyne pedestrian and cycle tunnels

PLANS have been drawn up for £6m worth of improvements to the ageing Tyne pedestrian and cycle tunnels.Read

Vivienne Bell, 58 from Washington who lost all her fingers and both legs from the knee down after fighting meningitis

Meningitis mum Vivienne Bell tells amazing survival story

SHE came within moments of death, but today Vivienne Bell is embracing life and looking to the future after overcoming astonishing odds to beat meningitis, not once, but twice.Read

Garlands Call Centre in South Shields which has gone into administration

Tears as North East call centre giant collapses

MORE than 1,100 people have lost their jobs after the biggest call centre in the North East collapsed following the loss of three of its biggest contracts in a matter of days.Read

Taxi driver Paul Stephenson caused death of Aaron Todd

A TAXI driver has been convicted of causing the death of a teenage passenger by driving off with his car door open.Read

South Shields Community School team up with Vector76

STUDENTS at South Shields Community School will be able to snoop around a virtual version of their future school from today.Read

South Tyneside College student chefs top taste competition

THE crème de la crème of young culinary talent from catering colleges around the region turned up the heat at the North East’s premier cooking competition yesterday.Read

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