A significant sum is being spent to help tackle weeds, overgrown grass verges and graffiti in Newcastle. £1.7 million will be used to increase the number of maintenance crews across the city.

Long-running local markets - including one dubbed The Queen of the North - are enjoying a share of the national spotlight with the team behind them being rated among the nation's best - despite being ...

Cheryl Tweedy has been photographed for the first time following her ex Liam Payne's funeral and her stalking ordeal. Last month, the Girls Aloud star's stalker, Daniel Bannister, 50, was jailed for ...

The leader of Newcastle City Council has survived a second attempt to oust her from her position in under a year. Coun Karen Kilgour faced a vote of no confidence at a marathon meeting of the council ...

Goals from Nick Woltemade and Harvey Barnes, as well as a brace from Anthony Gordon from the penalty spot, ensured the Magpies ran out 4-0 winners over Union SG in Brussels, as United got off the mark ...

Nick Woltemade showed his hunger to score in more ways than one in Brussels with the 4-0 rout over Union SG sparking a major talking point ...

Follow live updates here for the latest on Newcastle's roads and updates on public transport across the North East region ...

Newcastle United produced an excellent away performance to get their Champions League campaign up and running with a 4-0 victory over Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgium. Eddie Howe's side were dominant ...

Newcastle added gloss to the scoreline when subs Harvey Barnes and Will Osula combined before the ex-Leicester star clipped home number four. Shook off Sunday's jitters against Arsenal with a series ...

The German star has three goals to his name but is keen to continue shutting up those who have questioned his fee ...

The Department for Education has come under fire for failing to stump up any funding for the new Berwick Academy building in Northumberland. The county council had requested the Government cover £13 ...