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The Flying Scotsman is undergoing repair work which has seen this weekends trip cancelled

Flying Scotsman cancels weekend journey after issue with locomotive

‘Traumatised’ family made to stay in home flooded with ‘dirty brown’ sewage face home insurance hike

‘Traumatised’ family’s home flooded with ‘dirty brown’ sewage

Flooring that has fell through

Rats & rotten floors - Hebburn woman wins 4-year property battle

Peloton issues urgent recall of 2 million bikes over seat safety issue

Metro fleet undergoes a deep clean and interior repair works

See inside the £795k rundown mansion which comes with a health warning

A report has shown that a third of local roads in England are in need of repairs

Third of local roads in England need urgent repair, report says

Monkton Terrace roadbridge and footbridges (October 2020). Picture: Google Maps

Spring start date set for footbridge repairs

Families have been having their say on the price of school uniforms ahead of the new term in September. Picture: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images.

Tips to help North East families with school uniform costs

CPI: inflation rose to a new record high of 9.1% in May 2022

20 items with the biggest price rises as inflation hits new record

From left, centre manager Sue Topping with Coun Alison Strike and bowls team from left Keith Oxley, Les Waters, fixtures secretary Geoff Pattison, Phil Pye and Dave Lee.

Bowling hall hit by 'devastating' fire at beginning of Covid lockdown reopens

A still from a video shared by the Tyne and Wear Metro as its engineers repaired overhead lines brought down by severe weather.

Work completed during the night to repair Metro's storm-hit overhead lines