Newcastle travel LIVE updates: Substantial gaps on Metro due to maintenance works overrunning
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County Durham
Map shows homelessness near you as over 2,000 people will be affected in North East this Christmas
More than 2,000 people will be homeless in the North East this Christmas – see the figures for your area with our interactive map
Man dies following one-vehicle early morning collision in County Durham
Police were called just after 1am (December 10) to a one-vehicle collision on the A689 at Crook
County Durham hospice facing cuts to staffing and care provision over £3.8m funding gap
Around 28 staff from across the organisation are at risk of redundancy and vital services face closure as the charity must raise £3.8m to manage an increasing gap in its finances
British Transport Police release CCTV image of woman after theft on train between York and Durham
The reported theft happened on Wednesday, October 23, with police releasing an image of a woman who may have information that could help their investigation
‘I experienced Christmas at Raby Castle and found an oasis of calm away from the festive frenzy’
A review of a visit to Raby Castle, Park and Gardens in County Durham which is offering a Christmas in the Entrance Hall experience and festive afternoon tea this week
County Durham biker suffered fatal brain injury in crash with two cars
Motorcyclist Shane Gaskin died after the crash on Dentgate Lane in Barnard Castle
North East free school meals ‘auto-enrolment’ programmes launched as region sees highest rise in UK
A third of school-aged pupils in the North East are eligible and registered for means-tested free school meals, the highest proportion of anywhere in England
2,300 homeless in North East this Christmas as figures rise 53% in the last year
Homeless charity Shelter warns of a bleak winter for many, including 810 children, as homelessness rises by 53% in a year
NSPCC issues warning after North East man found guilty of murdering 22-month-old baby
Christopher Stockton, 38, has been convicted of the murder of little Charlie Roberts who died aged just 22 months
