A boyhood concert at Sage Gateshead set one young singer on a path to the world stage. Now, after years of training and professional success, Hexham-born bass-baritone Michael Ronan has been selected ...

Fire crews were forced to put out an abandoned campfire that could have caused a wildfire close to critical infrastructure. Northumberland Fire ...

It was an honour to be joined on Monday (August 11) by the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, and our Police and Crime Commissioner, Susan Dungworth, in Ponteland to mark the success of the pilot and see ...

Featherstone Castle near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, will host a family fun day and sponsored walk, to raise funds for the Northumberland ...

The Home Secretary has praised a pilot scheme to improve police responses to domestic abuse. During a visit to Northumbria Police’s communications headquarters in Ponteland, Yvette Cooper saw the ...

A man shed five stone in less than a year after becoming a grandfather. Leslie Dodd, from Crawcrook, weighed 20 stone and struggled to climb a flight of stairs without becoming breathless. The 68-year ...

Ryanair is creating 35 new cabin crew job International Airport as part of its North East expansion ahead of winter 2025 ...

An early years provider in Haydon Bridge was praised in its latest Ofsted report for building strong relationships with children.

On paper, this was Eddie Howe's time - the summer following the club's first domestic trophy in almost 70 years, securing Champions League ...

A funeral director is due to enter pleas to 63 charges spanning more than 10 years after a major investigation into human remains found at his premises. Robert Bush, 47, faces 30 counts of preventing ...

TV presenter Jay Blades is due to appear in court charged with rape. West Mercia Police previously said the 55-year-old, who fronted primetime BBC show The Repair Shop, will face a first hearing at ...

A teenage boy who killed elderly dog walker Bhim Kohli is set to have his sentence reviewed at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday. Mr Kohli, 80, was punched and kicked, slapped in the face with a shoe ...