The Port of Tyne is reporting that profits have more than doubled to £9m in the last year. Figures published on Thursday also show an increase in turnover of almost a third to £60m. An estimated £10bn worth of goods passed through the Port of Tyne in ...

Tyne Daly and more join the 2012 Williamstown Theatre Festival roster. Directed by David Hyde Pierce, Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy The Importance of Being Earnest will run from June 26 through July 14, 2012 on the Main Stage. The production ...

Blue badge holders are angry at parking charges in Redcar & Cleveland Photo: ITV Tyne Tees Drivers with disabilities say they're angry at a council's decision to charge them for parking. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is imposing the ...

GOVERNMENT officials are being urged not to allow a bid to boost tourism in Liverpool for fear it could cost hundreds of jobs in North Tyneside. North east MEP Martin Callanan and North Tyneside MP Mary Glindon are keeping up the fight to protect the ...

Three police officers have been taken to hospital after a gas explosion at a flat in Gatehead. At 5.30pm today, Monday May 21, police were called to a flat on Marian Court in Gateshead where there were reports of a smell of gas. Gas explosion in ...

Newcastle United defender Danny Simpson, has reiterated his desire to stay at the club, if the price is right. Simpson, whose contract ends next summer has reportedly turned down several offers from the club as he looks for a higher salary, in line with ...

Spend any time in the hospital’s Neurospine unit? Maybe Tyne Penn was the nurse who took care of you or a relative. Nursing is a family affair for this Summerville couple. The Penns, married for 11 years, juggle shifts, including three-day ...

The first rule of travel is, don't stay near the train station. The area will invariably be thick with drug dealers, pickpockets, sex shops. Your bargain hotel room is likely to be the kind that you can rent by the hour. But the streets around ...

The group had several top 10 hits, including Meet Me on the Corner, Lady Eleanor and Run for Home. Their 1971 album Fog on the Tyne reached number 1 in the UK charts. In addition to those who knew Mr Hull personally, the council is encouraging anyone who ...

FORTY-FOUR years after clinching the title on ­Tyneside, Manchester City got another win that should ensure they are crowned champions once again. If the Premier League trophy loomed large following ­Monday’s win in the Manchester derby, last night ...