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SCHOOL and college leaders have branded Ofsted’s new inspection system “an overbearing mess” as they passed a motion of no confidence in the education watchdog’s leadership. The council of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said it...

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THE Tyne Bridge will be closed for 10 days as its restoration nears its “centrepiece”. Council bosses have announced that the bridge will be closed throughout the October half-term holidays, to allow engineers to prepare for a critical phase of...

‘WE WILL FOREVER THANK THEM’

A TEENAGER who survived a crash on his e-scooter has reunited with the North East Ambulance Service paramedics that helped save his life. Davide-Daniel Tiblea, now 13, sustained life-changing injuries in the collision back in March, when he was just...

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Driver hit with tolls fine after email error

A MAN slapped with a fine of more than £500 for unpaid Tyne Tunnel tolls believes his punishment is “excessive” for a “simple admin mistake”. Luke Gilchrist, who drives through the tunnels on his daily commute to work at Caterpillar in Peterlee, only...

WILL SERIAL MOTOR MENACE EVER LEARN?

A SERIAL motor menace drove on a footpath and the wrong way along a busy road while taking police on a dangerous chase on a stolen motorbike. Mark Campbell was banned from the roads in September last year for drug-driving. A court at the time heard...

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Family’s tributes to man killed on hospital ward

THE family of a man with a “quiet strength”, who was killed on a mental health ward in Newcastle has shared a touching tribute. The loved ones of Michael Matthews have shared emotional words, after a coroner found that there were “failures to monitor”...

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‘If me talking about it helps just one person then it will have been worth it’

FORMER Newcastle United striker Andy Carroll says he was sexually assaulted ‘a few years ago’ in a traumatic attack. Speaking in his new autobiography, the 37-year-old says it’s scary to think about the incident and that he even debated revealing it...

‘OH MY GOD, HOW MANY MORE?’

THE “look-back” at historic breast cancer care failings in County Durham and Darlington will now include around 4,500 cases and stretch back to 2015. However, some women who have experienced devastating issues as a result of care at the area’s...

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‘Tax changes will destroy holiday lettings industry’

THE boss of a major UK holiday letting agency has warned Government plans could unleash a “tidal wave” of destruction on the industry. Richard Bond, the owner of Finest Retreats, said plans for a tourist tax and new rules around council tax could make...

Quayside vision unveiled

Business and Agenda Editor PLANS for an open-air performance area and public park on the Gateshead Quays have been unveiled. The £24m scheme aims to improve the area while authorities try to progress larger proposals for an arena on the site. The...

E-BIKE MENACE LEFT WOMAN BADLY HURT

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MAN ADMITS TO KILLING IN CITY CENTRE

A MAN has admitted killing a “proud grandad” in a city centre attack last summer. Ethan Cockram, who assaulted Simon Beston in Newcastle city centre in July last year, pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Newcastle Crown Court. Mr Beston reportedly fell...

THREE HELD AFTER ‘GUN FIRED IN STREET’

WATCHING on as police carried out fingertip searches on their usually quiet street, neighbours have told of their fears after a gun was allegedly fired outside their homes. Specialist search teams could be seen at work on Henshaw Place in Fenham,...

I THOUGHT I HAD FLU – BUT IT WAS LEUKAEMIA

A MUCH-LOVED Newcastle pub has been named as the most dog friendly pub in the UK. The Brandling Villa in Gosforth tops the UK rankings after research from pet care experts at Rover.com. Rover’s glowing appraisal of The Brandling Villa enthuses: ‘With...

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PM joins record Great North Run field and jokes: ‘I can hardly give up halfway round, can I?’

ANDY Burnham made history on Sunday as the first serving Prime Minister to complete the Great North Run. In a huge surprise for crowds at the Newcastle start line yesterday morning, Mr Burnham arrived to run the world-famous half marathon for a fourth...

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TERROR IN THE PARK

VIOLENT thugs attacked a stranger with a ‘Rambo’ knife and machete while stealing his belongings in a terrifying robbery as he made his way to work. The victim was heading to Wallsend Metro station and was walking through Richardson Dees Park...

‘I WANT THEM TO GO BOOM’

A BOMB hoaxer who told police he wanted to blow up illegal immigrants was found with a fake improvised explosive device in his kitchen cupboard. Sean McCrystal had grown frustrated at watching TV news about people coming into the country while he was...

SAYERS SLASHED WITH TUNA TIN LID BY DOUBLE MURDERER

A DOUBLE murderer slashed John Henry Sayers with a makeshift blade while both men were locked up in a North East prison. Sayers was on remand at HMP Frankland when he was attacked by Hussain Bah last year. Bah, who is serving a life sentence for...

BIRTHDAY PRESENTS DESTROYED

A family from Wallsend have spoken of their devastation after a house fire destroyed a bedroom shared by the two youngest daughters, just weeks after one of their birthdays. The blaze broke out on Edge Way at around midday on Wednesday, when Rebecca...

TIPPING POINT

THREE illegal waste dumps across the North East are being investigated after almost 3,500 tonnes of rubbish was left. The Environment Agency is looking into the three sites at Callerton, in Newcastle, Peterlee, in County Durham, and Hartlepool, all of...

MY LITTLE GIRL COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED

THE Tyneside father of a toddler brutally murdered by her own mother and her new partner has condemned the missed chances to save his “little angel”. Two-year-old Isabelle Welsh died after enduring a ‘sadistic’ campaign of violence and abuse inflicted...

Singer Jamie launches her career with a little help from Sir Paul

FOR 21-year-old Jamie Beth music has been part of her life from the age of four but she is now launching her career after graduating from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and receiving song-writing advice from Sir Paul McCartney. Now under...

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Residents vow to fight 210 green belt homes

DOZENS of people from Gateshead have come out against plans for more than 200 new homes, with many concerned about the loss of green space and the potential impact on local services. Sunniside residents gathered to express their opposition to plans...

Mum whips up interest in family’s gelato legacy

A SURPRISE find while researching her family tree whipped up huge interest for a North Tyneside mother, who is connecting past and present with the launch of a new retro-look ice cream business. Amy Bastianelli, from Marden Estate, had been digging...

‘HEARTLESS’ TINDER FRAUDSTER JAILED

A CONWOMAN fleeced a man out of thousands of pounds by spinning a “heinous” web of lies. When the victim met merciless Amie Ford on the dating app Tinder, he thought he was building the foundation of a loving relationship – but to her he was little...

CRACKDOWN SEES 800 BIKES SEIZED

MORE than 800 vehicles have been seized as police tackle illegal bikers across the North East. Since last August, Northumbria Police has been working with partners to tackle the illegal use of electric scooters, bikes and off-road motorcycles. This...

VICIOUS ATTACK BY BOYS SHOCKS MONK

BALACLAVA-CLAD boys attacked a Buddhist monk in a North East park, inflicting a “rapid flurry of strikes” to his face. Karucha Sripramote, known locally as Monk Kom, said he was walking through Hebburn Riverside Park when he was “repeatedly harassed”...

‘CRIMINALS ARE JUST LAUGHING’

A GRIEVING mother has slammed the Government for considering the early release of a dangerous driver who caused the death of her child. Lisa Mavin, 46, lost her son Corey, 15, in a horror crash on Hartford Bank in Cramlington, Northumberland. The...

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Stunning GNR medal unveiled in city centre

HIS work is a familiar feature throughout Newcastle and now street artist Mul is bringing a touch of love to this year’s medal design for the Great North Run - which was revealed in the heart of the city yesterday morning. Passers-by could not fail to...

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GRANDMA’S TERROR AS GUNMAN POINTED RIFLE AT HER HOME

A GRANDMOTHER was left shocked and frightened after looking out of her window and seeing a gunman pointing a rifle towards her house. The woman was at her home in Gateshead when she spotted Neil Cook outside with the firearm. Concerned enough that he...

PRISON FOR NAZI SALUTE PLANE PASSENGER

A DRUNKEN plane passenger who left families in fear after shouting racist abuse and making a Nazi salute has been jailed. On December 19 last year, David Kelly was on a Jet2 flight from Turkey to Newcastle when he became drunk and...

JUMPING FOR JOY

STUDENTS across the North East have been celebrating A-level success after receiving their results yesterday. Dame Allan’s School student Eddie Seery is among those celebrating an outstanding set of A-levels after securing a place at the University of...

USE YOUR HEADS

BIKE and scooter-related incidents in the North East have risen by a quarter this summer, ambulance service bosses have said. North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) officials have highlighted a 25.5% jump in calls to people injured when using bikes or...

DRUG-DRIVE DOCTOR FLED AFTER CRASH

A drug-driving GP left a pedestrian with a suspected broken pelvis after he crashed into him on a busy city centre street and fled the scene. Matthew McCloskey was over the limit for the breakdown product of cocaine when he got behind the wheel of his...

OUR LUCKY ESCAPE

A NEWCASTLE family had a lucky escape after a bus flipped in a crash during a holiday to Turkey. Christopher Halford was left “shell-shocked” by the incident, which took place on his first family trip abroad with his wife and two young sons. When...

WHAT A RELIEF

A TEENAGER was in so much pain that he was looking into the prospect of having his foot amputated. But now, after becoming the first under-18 in the UK to have a pioneering spinal cord implant fitted, he is pain-free for the first time in years and...

‘WE MIGHT FINALLY BE HEARD’

HEARTBROKEN families of two North East children who were tragically killed have urged Andy Burnham to overhaul the early prisoner release system. The new Prime Minister committed yesterday to a review of the policy that could see some prisoners...