Newcastle Airport cannabis courier 'pressured' by gangsters to import £100k drugs from Thailand
Arkadiusz Golab was stopped by Border Force officers at Newcastle Airport after arriving on a flight from Dubai
Newcastle homeless funding cuts scaled back after charities' fury at 'inhumane' plans
Newcastle City Council has pulled back on a proposal to halve the amount of money it spends on commissioning support services for the city's homeless population
Raiders that targeted Toon star Joelinton's home still being hunted one month on
The Brazilian midfielder's house, in Darras Hall, was broken into for the second time this year in November
Torquay county lines crackdown leads to arrests
Police carried out a number of targeted activities
Ryton attack victim suffers 'life-changing' injuries as police launch assault investigation
A man in his 50s is receiving treatment in hospital after the assault on Thursday, March 14
Flowers laid outside Blakelaw home after woman's death
Police are not treating the 30-year-old's death, on Moulton Place, as suspicious
Rape suspect held a year on from alleged attack in South Shields
Woman was allegedly raped after meeting a man at Tyne dock
Burglar stole more than £1,000-worth of booze from Newcastle nightspot
Martin Hart, 37, forced entry through a fire exit door before jumping over the bar and putting the alcohol in his backpack
Newcastle strip club lost over £1,000-worth of booze in burglary
Martin Hart, 37, forced entry through a fire exit door before jumping over the bar and putting the alcohol in his backpack
Latest Omaze prize draw launches with £4 million house and £250k cash up for grabs
Anyone who enters the prize draw this year also has the chance to win a Bentley or Range Rover, with the money raised going to the British Heart Foundation
Rebuild of Durham Raac-hit school reaches milestone as steel foundations laid
St Leonard's Catholic School pupils were able to sign the steel foundations of the new school
Gateshead fire sees one taken to hospital as six stations deploy vehicles to incident
Firefighters were sent to Redheugh Court, in Bolam Street, Gateshead
Tributes paid to County Durham man stabbed to death as three charged with murder
Craig Yorke, 28, died in Eldon Lane on Saturday, with a postmortem examination confirming he died from stab wounds
See damage caused to home targeted in Westerhope shooting
Police are today still at the scene on Beaumont Terrace
Closure Order extended for Wallsend home following reports of anti-social behaviour and criminal activity
North Tyneside's Council's Community Protection Team and Wallsend Neighbourhood Policing Team took further action to address ongoing issues that have disrupted the lives of neighbouring residents
Government announces funding boost for North East police to help keep region safe
The extra money has been made available to help tackle anti-social behaviour and restore neighbourhood policing
Police investigating attack outside Northumberland pub release CCTV images of man
A man in his 20s sustained facial injuries in a reported assault outside the Wallaw Pub on Union Street in Blyth
Man in court after £1m cannabis farm found in former County Durham steakhouse
Anastasios Loizos appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court on Tuesday
Matt Baker among pioneering leaders to receive honorary degrees from Durham University
The County Durham TV star will join leaders in Science, Law and Education recognised for their extraordinary achievements in the upcoming Winter Congregation ceremonies
Gateshead Flyover funding bids rejected 'numerous' times by Government, council leader says
Martin Gannon said on Tuesday that Gateshead Council had failed several times in efforts to get the Government to back a redevelopment of the flyover, which is shut over safety concerns
Northumberland pre-school to 'reluctantly' close its doors after 26 years
Bosses at the school near Stocksfield said the decision had been taken with a "heavy heart"
RSPCA reports 23% increase in pets left to fend for themselves at Christmas
It was reported that 660 dogs and 369 cats were left to fend for themselves during the festive period in 2023/24
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