All news by author: Daniel Holland

Northumbria Police say there was a big spike in youth disorder in the city centre in 2023, which officers linked to a caffeinated alcoholic drink called Dragon Soop

The Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital in Newcastle have both been downgraded by the Care Quality Commission after concerns were raised over patient safety and bullying

Councillor Colin Ferguson called for action from Newcastle City Council and Urban Green Newcastle, who manage the city's green spaces, to tackle the city's vermin problem

Ken May has called the Gateshead building home since 1955 but has been locked in a long-running battle with the council over the state of the house and had been facing eviction tomorrow

Environmental officials are trying to determine the source of the disgusting odour which travelled for miles around Gateshead, and beyond to Newcastle city centre

Ken May has been locked in a long-running battle with Gateshead Council over the state of his council house in Wardley, with the local authority claiming Mr May had refused inspectors entry into the property