THERE are few things more tragic than the death of a child, an event that undoubtedly leaves parents bereft, heartbroken and railing at the unnatural order of things. So turning that unimaginable tragedy into a vision, and then a reality, which
The Labour candidate Kim McGuinness has been elected as Dame Vera Baird's successor as the next Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). The people of the North-East went to the polls for the third time this year following Dame Vera's resignation
A TEENAGER’S dream to help young cancer patients and their families has taken a major step forward – five years after her death. Jessica Robson was just 18 when she died in 2014. The Northumberland teenager suffered from alveolar sarcoma – an extremely
A NEW exhibition which captures the beauty of Britain’s birds on camera opens to the public this month. ‘Wildlands’, held at RSPB Geltsdale Gallery, will showcase the work of Cumbrian wildlife photographer David Philips, who inherited his love for
A MAN will stand trial after denying a charge of aggravated burglary. Ben Derek Shields (29), of Bewick Lane, Ovingham, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to stealing £103 from a house in Mickley on August 8, 2018
FAILURE to wear a seatbelt could result in penalty points as well as fines as the Government sets out new measures to reduce the number of people killed and injured on roads The Department for Transport today (July 19) issued 74 actions to improve
