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A night away at The Fieldhouse Spa, Woodland Chase

I went on a picture perfect autumn glamping getaway in Northumberland

Last year's Lindisfarne Festival.

Lindisfarne Festival reveals stage times with just 500 tickets remaining

Hartlepool RNLI visits officer, Jimmy Slaughter, with Rebecca Shaw and her children, Thomas and Alice, and their pet dog Mabel. Photo credit Tom Collins RNLI.

Hartlepool RNLI hosts charity fundraisers from North Yorkshire

Dennis Lendrem is writing a book documenting the civilians who died in Hartlepool and West Hartlepool during the Second World War.

Author begins book honouring town’s war casualties

The average house price in the North East has risen by 6.8% in the last year, to £166,568

'Beautiful' new property hotspot, and where prices are rising fastest

Lewis Cope is starring in Channel 5’s adaptation of Graham Norton’s book Forever Home, which will be filmed in Northumberland.

Town actor to star in new Channel 5 drama

Residents and children from Morpeth First School and Natasha Storey from The Lisa Project at HC-One’s Foxton Court Care Home

Foxton Court Care Home welcomes back Morpeth First School pupils for joyful inte...

Specsavers Teesside Home Visits team.

Hearing home visits service to serve Teesside as optician expands its business

Seaton Lane is currently closed between Warrior Drive and The Front following what the police have described as “a serious collision”.

Two taken to specialist emergency care hospital following crash

Bellway North East’s pink-themed charity ball raised £68,800 for Cancer Research UK

Bellway North East’s charity ball raises £68,800 for Cancer Research UK

Locally Owned, Locally Managed

North East Escapes: From start-up to regional holiday home management leader in ...

Early photos, taken between the late 19th century and the dawn of the 60s, show how much the North East has changed

45 photos capture changing face of the North East

Inside the 30-seater planetarium at Twice Brewed Inn, in Northumberland.

Observatory expands with new stargazing venue at Twice Brewed Inn

One of the dramatic paintings which show the Battle of Britain over the North East.

The valiant RAF's Battle of Britain defence of North East skies

Seaton Carew Golf Club

Golf club festival attracts more than 1,000 players

Three Cliffs Bay Gower Peninsula Wales (photo: adobe)

Going green: Staycation is the green way to go on vacation
I really want to explore more of the British coast this summer but I don’t know where’s best to go? With the record-breaking heat and sunny days this year it makes sense to book a staycation this summer.
Angela Terry

A keen walker is treking from Alnmouth, in Northumberland, all the way to Seaton Carew, in Hartlepool, as part of a 600-mile trip around the coast of Britain.

Walker treks from Alnmouth to Hartlepool

Harry Schofield, centre, is pictured with Craig Newlands, left and Nick Shallow, right as they prepare for their challenge.

‘We’re running for John’ – Charity runners need your help as 170-mile marathon c...

Anthony Sharp, left, pictured with Hartlepool RNLI coxswain Matt Adams after the naming ceremony.

Proud day for RNLI as new lifeboat is officially named

James Ellingford, second from right, is pictured alongside his family back in 2023 when they visited the Sycamore Gap tree just weeks before its felling.

Music student composes Sycamore Gap tree piece

From science experiments to walking Dinosaur trails - here's 27 last-minute ideas in the North East for the May half term holidays.

25 May half term holiday ideas in the North East for all ages

Deverdics, who made 63 appearances for Pools, is one of 12 players set to leave Croft Park this summer after Blyth Spartans suffered a second successive relegation. Picture by Howard Roe.

Former Pools midfielder slams situation at Blyth following release

A packed beach in August 1975

23 nostalgic photos bringing the 70s and 80s back to life

These are some of the happiest places to live in Britain, according to a new list published by the Guardian

Britain's 'happiest' places named, including 'best kept secret'

Campaigners from Somerset displayed their Brown Flag at a clean beach protest

County Durham beaches praised for cleaning up water quality

News from Northumbria Police.

Police issue appeal after woman's death following road collision

Beautiful scenes show first puffins return to Northumberland's Farne Islands.

Delightful scenes as adorable puffins return to British beauty spot
Watch the magical scenes as thousands of puffins return to popular National Trust site, in this spectacular video.
Lucinda Herbert

Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, has been named by the Sunday Times as one of the best places to live in the UK

The North East's best places to live named

A friends and family open day was held at the Ferry Road lifeboat station to give members of the public a closer look at the new Shannon class lifeboat 'John Sharp'.

RNLI hosts friends and family day

Paul Howell was jailed for more than three years after being thwarted by a ‘Home Alone-style' trap

Watch moment 'prolific' burglar is caught by 'Home Alone-style' trap

Philip Pugh, 60, found a second Bronze Age Palstave axe head just five weeks after finding his first one in a field west of Hexham, in Northumberland, back in November.

Retired nurse finds two Bronze Age axe heads just weeks apart

Walkers battle stormy weather.

Watch: The 60 areas included in the Met Office’s amber weather warning

Strong winds forecast as Storm Éowyn to hit the UK.

Watch: Met Office expands yellow wind warning for UK

Jessica Lye, Wellbeing Coordinator at HC-One’s Foxton Court Care Home with resident Cathy Hersey

Morpeth care home celebrates Wellbeing Coordinator as part of National Activity ...

Stronger Shores.

Stronger Shores launches online education resources for schools

Northumberland & Tyne & Wear shoppers also estimate that 24% of what they already own is pre-loved

Second-hand romance – half of Northumberland & Tyne & Wear shoppers say pre-love...

Are you dreaming of staying in the perfect holiday cottage this Christmas?

Plan your perfect Christmas holiday cottage getaway

Vantage staff at the company's Hartlepool HQ

Hartlepool roofing firm warns warn ‘winter is coming’ as it offers free MOTs

Hartlepool detectorist Philip Pugh found a Bronze Age axe head using a metal detector eight miles west of Hexham, in Northumberland.

Retired Hartlepool nurse finds Bronze Age axe head

Primary STEM Day students with North East STEM Foundation Chair, Tania Cooper MBE, and Tom Dower, UTC South Durham principal and trustee at the North East STEM Foundation.

North East STEM Foundation secures £20,000 to boost North East initiatives

Maggie Martin's converted hearse into a campervan.

Watch: Woman creates spooky campervan by converting disused hearse

The Unthanks announce new double album, new single and extensive November-December 2024 tour.

The Unthanks announce new double album, new single and extensive tour

Six-year-old Luca the Bloodhound struggled to see - until he had a facelift!

Meet the loveable droopy-faced pooch who had a facelift-so he can see!

Wayne Seddon (left), from Hartlepool, and Martin Rodger are set to retire after over 63 years service on the railway.

End of the line for best mates railway managers

Heidi and Thea on the beach on Holy Island. Meet the family who live on an island that can only be accessed twice a day and only has five children in the local school.

We moved to a tiny island - our local school only has five pupils

Adorable sleepy raccoons lounge around at Northumberland Zoo

Watch these super-cute sleepy raccoons lounge around at the zoo

The Vaccines at this year's event.

Lindisfarne Festival teases epic 10th anniversary in 2025

The dark skies around Kielder Observatory are ideal for spotting meteors

Perseids promise a powerful meteor display

LGBT Holidays

North East Sees Surge in LGBTQ+ Travel Searches This Summer

Healthy Life Expectancy

North East Has UK’s Shortest Healthy Life Expectancy

Melanie Hartshorn has walked for the first time after undergoing surgery.

Watch woman with rare spinal condition walk for the first time

David Jones, 34, at Pilning station.

Railway enthusiast visits 2,500 UK train stations in 6 weeks

Volunteers carved a giant 100ft tribute to the Sycamore Gap Tree as it reaches six months since the iconic tree was chopped down by vandals.

Stunning beach art pays tribute to felled Sycamore Gap tree

Review of Franco Cookson at the Montane Secret Sessions

Decorations were blown down at the junction to Asda, near the A689 roundabout, in Hartlepool, during Storm Isha. Picture by FRANK REID

New weather warning after Storm Isha

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