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Storm overflows discharged sewage into the River Tyne’s saline estuary 840 times during 2025, according to analysis of Environment Agency Event Duration Monitoring returns. Monitors at 23 Northum...
Few housing issues generate as much debate in Newcastle as Houses in Multiple Occupation, better kno...
Housing has become one of the biggest talking points across Newcastle, with new developments appeari...
Newcastle is often praised for its friendly people, compact city centre and excellent public transpo...
New planning applications often generate plenty of debate, but they can also provide one of the clea...
The Newcastle housing market continues to evolve as buyers, sellers and renters adapt to changing ec...
Newcastle Pride has confirmed a significant change to its 2026 march route, with organisers promisin...
To many people, peatlands are little more than soggy moorland stretching across the Northumberland c...
As a discretionary service, parks have borne the brunt of council cuts, with Newcastle's budget once cut 91%. We look at the pressure on green spaces.
Youth service funding has fallen around three-quarters in 14 years, closing centres and cutting workers. We look at the decline and what it costs young people.
Newcastle is often celebrated for its industrial heritage, iconic bridges and vibrant nightlife, but...
Newcastle has long been recognised as one of the North East's most welcoming and multicultural citie...
Every year, Baha'is around the world pause to remember one of the most significant moments in the hi...
As life moves online, millions remain digitally excluded, cut off from services and paying more. We look at the digital divide and how it might be bridged.
The story of the People's Kitchen, the Newcastle charity founded in 1985 by Alison Kay that has offered friendship and food to those in need ever since.
A respectful look at the orthodox Jewish community of Gateshead, renowned for its devotion to faith and as a foremost centre of Jewish learning in Europe.
Banks are closing branches at a rapid pace, hitting older and rural communities hardest. We look at what the vanishing bank means and the alternatives emerging.
A celebration of the Newcastle Mela, the vibrant festival of South Asian culture bringing the region's communities together for music, dance and food.
Thousands of runners, spectators and visitors are expected to fill the streets of Newcastle when the...
