While hopes of Gateshead Leisure Centre reopening before the end of 2023 have been dashed, there is confidence that t...
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Schools that were within walking distance of Gateshead Leisure Centre and Birtley Swimming Centre will now have to hi...
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Councillor Robert Waugh has been troubled by claims about the future of the leisure centre site that he says he has h...
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Mixing food, art and seemingly infinite possibilities, Café Under The Spire in the former St Cuthbert's Church, Bensh...
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Police said no-one was injured and all involved are known to each other
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Kenneth Gent was just 16 when he subjected a young adult to a violent sex attack which left her battered and bleeding
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Former Kelvin Grove Primary School head teacher Alan Sergison is among the blood cancer victims honoured through canc...
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Spooky scenes and impressive displays can be seen on streets across the North East this year
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Police believe the man in the image could help them with their investigation
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The suspect was reportedly carrying the axe in the street, and is currently in custody
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The shop worker had reportedly asked a man in the store to put on a mask a short time before the assault
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Bensham dad Abe Bloch said his two sons were left devastated when the youths climbed under their fence in the early h...
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Staff at the chip shop said they had handed over CCTV to the police
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Northumbria Police say all three suspects are currently in custody
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Heroic volunteers who helped rescue the pair have relived the terrifying moment the little boy was knocked over and d...
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The incident happened late at night on Monday
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The incident unfolded in the early hours of Tuesday. The driver was uninjured.
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Pubs in Gateshead and County Durham are among the pubs which have been reported for breaking lockdown regulations
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Police swooped on the Gateshead area after the driver reported they had been robbed at 1.55am
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Councillors have signed off on plans to turn the Saltwell Road pub into flats and a HMO, with promises that the site ...
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Ashley Arkless, 28, will appear at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court later this month
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Northumbria Police have been brought in to help mediate the Bensham spat -- but the boss of the escort agency has fir...
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Convicted yob Ashley Arkless is accused of everything from screaming in the street to pestering pub punters for free ...
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Luckily, no one was inside the property in Bensham when the blaze broke out on Monday evening
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The 19-year-old has now been released on bail following the incident at the weekend
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Northumbria Police have confirmed that the officer suffered non-life threatening injuries to her leg and hip while de...
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Northumbria Police believe the fire on Woodbine Street in Bensham was an arson attack after the car was set on fire d...
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The Coatsworth Road shop has been prosecuted for being dirty and suspected illegal staff have been removed before
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The terrified victim was held captive for more than three hours after being kidnapped by strangers who threatened to ...
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Northumbria Police are investigating the incident after the victim was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
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Benny Maddison, manager of the Bensham Jockey pub in Gateshead, has been fined for waste offences
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A joint operation between Gateshead Council Trading Standards and Northumbria Police uncovered the huge haul of illeg...
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The suspect remains in custody and police are appealing for witnesses
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Almost 12,000 suspected illegal cigarettes were found in the raid on a residential property near Saltwell Road in Ben...
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Geordie comedian Robin Armstrong posted the clip on Facebook - and it has gone viral
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Missing Newcastle teenager Jevonni Copley has been found "safe and well", Northumbria Police has confirmed
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Flames erupted from Mascott Services in Bensham on Saturday afternoon and could be seen from a distance in the surrou...
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The owner of Adam’s Continental Foods on Coatsworth Road has been slapped with fines totalling almost £10,000 for bre...
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The private Gateshead Jewish Nursery School says Ofsted's judgement is part of the body's "agenda" in relation to fai...
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