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Cecilia Stenbom film to be premiered at Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival May 16 2013

A BORDER town has played host to a fictitious investigation for a new film.Read

Work gets underway on Morpeth flood defence project May 15 2013

STRICT controls aimed at protecting wildlife and the local environment have been included in a £12m contract to deliver a long-awaited flood defence upgrade for a Northumberland market town, it is claimed.Read

Demand for North East's Bay Foodbank has tripled May 15 2013

DEMAND for a North East foodbank has tripled since the welfare reform changes came into force in April.Read

Gosforth man hit by priest's car gets payout of £10m May 15 2013

A RECRUITMENT consultant has won a compensation package estimated to be worth £10m after he was struck by a priest’s car while on holiday in Rome.Read

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust chosen for pioneering clinical trials May 15 2013

A NORTH East hospital trust has been chosen to carry out pioneering clinical trials.Read

Shilbottle First School targeted in attempted arson attack May 15 2013

POLICE have arrested three teenagers following an early-hours arson attack on a Northumberland school.Read

Sedgefield Racecourse in a flap as duck makes nest inside fence May 15 2013

THIS mother duck is causing a flap at a County Durham racecourse. She has made her nest inside fence number six at Sedgefield Racecourse, and is now proudly sitting on six eggs.Read

North-South health divide is laid bare May 15 2013

THE Government has been accused of failing to protect NHS budgets for the most vulnerable as figures reveal the North East is receiving far lower public health funding per person than affluent South Eastern areas.Read

Jonathan Edwards slams Government plan to scrap school sports scheme May 15 2013

OLYMPIC champion Jonathan Edwards has slammed the Government’s decision to scrap a major school sports scheme, warning it may cost the nation gold medals in the future.Read

Pocket park opens at end on Stowell Street in Newcastle's Chinatown May 15 2013

A POCKET park with an Oriental flavour was opened yesterday at the end of a street lined with Chinese restaurants.Read

Scremerston cyclist died in fall from bike on A1 near Berwick May 15 2013

AN experienced cyclist died when he fell from a bike he’d had just 48 hours. Wlodzimier Kajun suffered severe head injuries and bleeding between the brain and the skull when he fell from his pedal cycle.Read

Toby Henderson Trust boss pleads guilty to drink driving charge May 15 2013

THE FOUNDER of a leading autism charity has admitted driving while three times over the limit.Read

Newcastle University conducts study into laughter May 15 2013

PEOPLE’S brains can differentiate between when someone is laughing with us or at us, according to a new study by an academic from the North East.Read

County Durham police stations used in filming Inspector George Gently May 15 2013

TWO County Durham police stations will have starring roles in the next series of the TV crime drama Inspector George Gently.Read

Three generations of same family to perform at North dance festival May 15 2013

THREE generations of the same family are gearing up to perform together at a North East festival of dance.Read

More suspected Tyne-Wear derby football yobs sought May 15 2013

MORE pictures of the suspected derby day yobs that wreaked havoc on the streets of Newcastle have been released by police.Read

Marathon cyclists devote charity ride to Tynedale Hospice director May 15 2013

TWO long-distance cyclists are dedicating a 1,001-mile charity bike ride to the memory of a hospice director whose funeral takes place today.Read

Film in plea for North East red squirrel spotters' stories May 15 2013

RED squirrel fans in the North East are being invited to contribute to a film on 30 years of fighting to save the native animals.Read

Northumberland needs the cut in fuel duty, says MP Guy Opperman May 15 2013

A CUT in fuel duty aimed at the remotest parts of the country must include Northumberland, an MP has insisted.Read

North East beaches blighted by rising tide of litter May 14 2013

A TIDE of litter is spoiling Britain’s beaches, a clean-up survey has shown.Read

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