4+ hour, 54+ min ago   (814+ words) MATTHIAS JAISSLE will be reunited with Brenden Aaronson and Noah Okafor at Elland Road this evening, and the Newcastle United boss is hoping his current crop of youngsters display the same drive for improvement as the Leeds United duo. Jaissle…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (822+ words) A North East couple hope to help other families after the heartbreaking loss of their son. Aleem Ditta and his wife Alina Pervez, both 25, from Middlesbrough, were devastated at the loss of their first child, Noah Aleem Ditta, in April…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (555+ words) ONE of the North East’s best-known business leaders has praised the “incredible” progress of a development to transform a farm into a training and employment hub for autistic people. Sir Peter Vardy has been a leading supporter of the vision…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (476+ words) A County Durham rapist who preyed on three vulnerable girls was branded “entitled” and a “misogynist” as he was caged for 13 years. Harrison Strange was a teenager when he sexually abused the three girls, including two while on bail after…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1066+ words) “We are doing a life sentence. You are living and breathing it all the time.” After 17 years of tirelessly fighting to overturn the double jeopardy law, Ann Ming finally got justice when Billy Dunlop admitted murdering her daughter in court…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (582+ words) BUSBY House has remained in the same family since 1917, a much loved home that has no doubt evolved over the years as its occupants – and their requirements – have changed and fashions and trends have come and gone. But, as French…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (463+ words) OPAL awards schools who prioritise outdoor learning and play as well as academics. (Image: National Trust / Megan Taylor) A Middlesbrough primary school has been named among the country’s best for outdoor play, with a playground where children can build, explore…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (830+ words) UNIQUE access to one of the most delightful, and most historic, dells in North Yorkshire is on offer to people joining a local history day on September 19. The day marks the end of an £11,500 project to restore the wooden floor…...

17+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1709+ words) THE great days of the small, private bus operators began just after the First World War and faded out in the decades after the Second as they were overtaken by car ownership, but interest in them has never been greater....

22+ hour, 54+ min ago   (274+ words) A rainy dog walk in Northumberland led to a decision, and now that decision has earned national recognition. Nigel Green, a volunteer from Slaley, has been named Volunteer of the Year by the Land Trust for his dedication to conservation…...