A heavy drinking South Tyneside man assaulted his one-legged pal by pushing him into the back of a police van when their late-night frolics accidentally became violent.

A heroin user set free early from prison has been put back behind bars for pinching from two shops in South Tyneside.

She was one of the most remarkable women ever to live - but few people know the true tale of Sunderland and South Tyneside woman Madame Dargon.

Proposals to upgrade and relocate a large telecommunications mast in South Tyneside have been submitted to council planning bosses.

After what seems like several weeks of sunny, warm and dry weather we are all hoping the settled start to spring will continue into the Easter bank holiday weekend.

The South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, on Ocean Road, has unveiled its latest exhibition - the ‘Spirit of the North East ’. Running from April 12 until November 1, the exhibition showcases Richard ...

The Met Office has said the forecast for Good Friday and Easter weekend will become clearer in the coming days, but that temperatures are likely to be around average for the time of year - with ...

The early team news as Newcastle United prepare to face Premier League rivals Crystal Palace on Wednesday night.

Here is a retro spotlight to get you singing. It’s a selection of South Tyneside record stores we’ve seen over the decades.

Newcastle United have submitted fresh plans to upgrade the club’s current training centre at Darsley Park once again.

Colleagues at HC-One’s Ashington Grange Care Home, in Ashington, Northumberland, have collected Easter Eggs to donate to Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care, a local charity providing free transport ...