The Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority has seen its spending power slashed by almost a fifth since 2010.

COMIC, actor, impressionist, singer and radio presenter Alfie Joey will draw on his creative skills to support a North East charity.

Newcastle United Under-21s lost 4-0 to Sunderland's first team - but the Young Magpies certainly did not disgrace themselves.

His family want to buy a comfortable sit up chair that will help improve the youngster's posture and stop him from choking on his saliva.

More than 800 people were admitted to hospital with diseases like gout and scarlet fever.

These proud people from all walks of life have been given the highest of honours including knighthoods, OBEs,CBEs, MBEs and BEMs.

Northumbria Police is expecting to receive an increase in mental health-related calls this Monday.

A leading business figure in Sunderland has said a no deal Brexit would spell disaster for the city.

A 47-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murdering Gavin Moon, who was found dead at a house.

The North East has been classified as a "high risk area" for alcohol related drownings after figures revealed Tyne and Wear has the fifth highest rate in the UK.

Emergency services were called to an area outside Newcastle Building Society on Cobalt Park Way, not far from Silverlink.

Carter Cookson's only hope is a heart transplant as he's kept alive by a machine that pumps blood around his body.

Jim Mackey, chief executive of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, has been knighted for his services to healthcare, while others have also received ...

A disabled children's charity is urgently calling for help to raise £3700 for a vital piece of equipment that will help Milo Browne, from North Shields.

The young Magpies were due to face their Black Cats counterparts at the Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground on Monday, 7th January 2019. But Newcastle's ...

MPs will hold a 90-minute debate on the controversial cuts planned for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue *Service*.

The Apprentice is looking for new candidates to impress Lord Sugar in series 15 of the BBC show.

Revellers in Newcastle are being warned to be responsible - and stay away from water when they're on a night out. It comes as part of a national campaign by ...

Nexus has shortlisted five companies for the nearly £500m contract of designing, manufacturing and maintaining new train fleet for the Tyne and Wear Metro.

Around 360000 salmon and 20000 sea trout have been released into tributaries of the River Tyne this year as the centre celebrated its 40th anniversary.

Firefighters in Tyne and Wear are to trial new response targets from next year, but fire chiefs have warned some see them as a 'race to the bottom'

The fund has assured clients the size of the investment in the firm, which collapsed this week, is not significant.

Nexus is set to upgrade the Tyne and Wear Metro control room situated in South Gosforth in Newcastle, England, with an investment of £12m.

Tyne and Wear's Metro *service* is to feature in a new four-part ITV series following the staff, passengers and communities whose lives revolve around the UK's ...

This Thursday will be a landmark day in the history of North East politics, as the newly-created North of Tyne Combined Authority meets for the first time.

Prime Minister Theresa May writes for Chronicle Live as she prepares to hold a Cabinet meeting in the North East.

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue *Service* will be ending its eight-year hiring freeze - and wants diversity to be at its core.

More than 27000 households in north-east England were hit by power cuts, Northern Powergrid says.

Young people in the North East are not receiving help to tackle their mental health problems, a commission has concluded. Tyne and Wear Citizens Commission ...

Hilton Newcastle/Gateshead will host the final of Miss Tyne & Wear GB on Saturday night with 17 contestants hitting the catwalk.

Muslim women joined a rally in Newcastle to highlight abuse and harassment on public transport.

Heavy freezing rain is expected to develop during Saturday. This will result in the rapid formation of widespread ice on roads, pavements, trees and other ...

A warning has been sounded after 349 people died due to the misuse of drugs across Tyne and Wear and County Durham from 2015 to 2017.

Here's what times the Metro, buses, trains and ferry will stop running on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's day, plus the rest of the ...

Passengers were seen queueing for replacement bus services early on Thursday morning.

News, sport, travel and weather from across the North East for Monday 15 October to Friday 19 October 2018.

Tyne and Wear Citizens organised the gathering at Monument, Newcastle, to support the campaign to stamp out hate crime on public transport.

People have just five days to register an interest in becoming a new recruit with Northumberland Fire and Rescue *Service*.

Read the latest Tyne Tees stories, UK Weather Forecast: Showery rain and chilly winds for the North East on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest Tyne ...

Paul Williams came to Newcastle as a student in 1982. The photos of buses, trains and Metros he took are part of a new book.

A new report by consultancy firm Mott MacDonald has looked at the economic case for expanding the network to new destinations and found it would boost the ...

A drowning prevention charity says Tyne and Wear is a key target for its Don't Drink and Drown campaign.

Nexus is working with Google to develop an app which would allow passengers to pay for pop card Metro tickets on their phone.

Millions of pounds and decision-making powers could be handed to the North East, almost two years after a devolution deal was scrapped. Council leaders ...

The *service* has now been fully publicly run for a year after Nexus stepped in to manage day to day operations.

Nexus operates five level crossings on the Tyne and Wear Metro, they all have warning lights and alarms, but there are no gates to block traffic.

Gateshead College tops the list of Best Places to Work after competition organised by The Journal.

Tyne and Wear's fire chief has announced the *service* will be recruiting firefighters for the first time in eight years. Chief Fire Officer Chris Lowther revealed it will ...

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We look at what properties there are, how much they cost, and who qualifies to get one.