Local News

• Artist's final painting gifted to doctor who saved his sight April 20, 2024
  Stockton artist Tom Hume passed away before he could give the artwork to his Sunderland eye doctor.
• Region misses mental health inpatient target April 19, 2024
  The North East and North Cumbria has high rates of adult inpatients, according to NHS England data.
• Ex-police officer jailed for sharing scene images April 19, 2024
  While serving as a PC, Wood sent images from investigations to his family and friends via WhatsApp.
• Health trust fined £215,000 after patient deaths April 19, 2024
  The families of those who died are calling for the Tees Esk and Wear Valleys Trust CEO to resign.
• Murder-accused extremist 'did not intend to kill' April 19, 2024
  Ahmed Alid, 45, denies murdering Terence Carney in a random street stabbing in Hartlepool.
• Man suffers 'serious' leg injury after machete attack April 19, 2024
  The 20-year-old was taken to hospital on Thursday and his condition is described as "stable".
• Nightclub's fate to be decided in licence review April 19, 2024
  The Middlesbrough Empire had its licence suspended after an alleged assault in March.
• College staff threaten new strikes over pay April 18, 2024
  Members of the University and College Union on Teesside voted in favour of more strikes.
• New app launched to help find missing people April 18, 2024
  Paul Cooper made the app after seeing the trauma people suffered when loved ones went missing.
• England set for highest suspensions in school year April 18, 2024
  The North East had the highest rate of suspensions and exclusions.