- Banned Blyth driver got behind wheel to travel distance of four-minute walk to see kids
Daniel Smith, who lost his licence last year and wasn't due to get it back until August, showed his contempt for the court order when he got behind the wheel in Blyth, Northumberland
- Northumberland County Council approves plans to appoint new director to lead savings programme on six-figure salary
The new officer will be paid between £100,157 and £109,081 per year when appointed
- I'm glad Newcastle United must face arch-rivals Sunderland so soon after Barca rout
Eddie Howe's side cannot afford to feel sorry for themselves ahead of the huge Tyne-Wear derby
- 'Goodbye Flyover, Hello Future' – Is the end finally in sight for Gateshead's white elephant?
Once one of the busiest roads in the North East, the view from atop the Gateshead Flyover now resembles something from a post-apocalyptic film
- North East employers fined for illegally underpaying workers £500,000 - key details
In this region, 11 companies, including Hays Travel are part of a list of almost 400 businesses nationally that have been hit with penalties
- Northumberland County Council agree to freeze ‘special responsibility’ payments made to councillors until 2029
The payments are made to the likes of cabinet members, group leaders and scrutiny chairs on top of the basic allowance
- North East to get 'warm sunny weekend' before return to cooler weather
Saturday is set to be warm but the weather will begin to change again on Sunday - here's the latest forecast from the Met Office
- North East woman ordered to pay £1,000 after 'large amount' of waste fly-tipped
The address of Donna Adams, from Consett, was found on an invoice in the rubbish that was dumped in May of last year
- North East anti-social behaviour crackdown project saved in spite of funding ending
A region-wide project aimed at driving down anti-social behaviour throughout the region has been saved in the face of funding uncertainty
- Large section of Newcastle Town Moor fenced off with up to eight weeks of works planned
Existing drains under the moor have collapsed and will be replaced with a modern drainage system in the coming weeks
