The Education Committee will look into the reasons for the decline in reading among children and how it can be reversed.

Strictly Come Dancing is one of the biggest TV shows on the BBC, attracting millions of viewers every year. The celebrity-packed competition is currently airing Series 23, seeing the likes of Alex ...

Bogus refund claims are among the challenges faced by retailers while shoppers are being urged to watch out for fake adverts and websites.

Tributes have been paid to North East farming champion and Hexham Courant contributor Bruce Jobson following his death on a trip to Canada. The fourth-generation dairy farmer and well-known ...

A Tynedale hospice is doubling donations this Christmas through a national fundraising campaign. Tynedale Hospice at Home is taking part in The Big Christmas Give, which will match all donations made ...

Despite strong opposition, plans to convert a property on the outskirts of a rural village into a home for children in care have been approved.

Discussions have taken place to introduce red route-style restrictions in Ponteland to prevent problem parking from holidaymakers flying from ...

A report has revealed that farm fires cost rural communities in the North East an estimated £16.4 million in 2024.

A historic Northumberland pub has shared its first Christmas advert created by AI. The Boatside Inn, Warden, stepped into the festive season by launching its own Christmas advert video, created ...

A two-bedroom mid-terraced house has been put on the market in Prudhoe for £129,950. Located a short walk from the town centre, the property contains two bedrooms and a bathroom. According to the ...

A North East housebuilder has appointed its new regional director. Daniel Walker, 35, has taken up the role at Bellway North East, after joining the homebuilder as construction director in 2021.