Tyneside hospital to use robots to help stroke patients
North Tyneside General Hospital is the first in the UK to use robots to help stroke patients to regain arm movement.
North Tyneside sunbeds found to 'breach EU safety rules'
North Tyneside Council carried out inspections of 26 tanning salons and found 21 were breaching EU safety rules, raising skin cancer fears.
Bigger and better: a new MRI scanner for North Tyneside
Bigger and better: a new MRI scanner for North Tyneside
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Nurses "deflated and demoralised" over pay
Lee Ranyard, a district nurse from North Tyneside, said his colleagues feel "deflated and demoralised" over the government's decision to withhold a recommended 1% pay rise from some NHS staff.
He said: "No one goes into nursing to get rich... but this is just a kick in the teeth."
Police and Metro staff to crack down on shoplifters in North Tyneside
Police in North Tyneside will work with Metro staff to crack down on shoplifters travelling around the area.
Anyone acting suspiciously could be stopped and questioned by extra teams in North Shields, Whitley Bay, Wallsend and Killingworth.
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North Tyneside man says early skin cancer diagnosis saved his life
Alan Storey, from North Tyneside, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2003. Despite making a full recovery, he says it was a frightening experience.
Runner describes a fast paced race
George Rudgeman was among more than 2 thousand runners who completed the North Tyneside 10k race. He describes what kept him going along the route, from The Parks sports centre in North Shields to St Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay.
Hundreds take part in 10k Run on Tyneside
Hundreds of runners have crossed the finishing line at Whitley Bay after taking part in the North Tyneside 10k Run event on Easter Sunday.
It is not yet known how many people competed, or ran for charity, but organisers said 2,000 people had registered to take part.
The route started at the Parks Sports Centre in North Shields before heading down to the Fish Quay, up a challenging climb to Tynemouth Priory and Castle, a dash along a stretch of coastline before finishing in the shadow of St. Mary's Lighthouse.
Two years on - do you know this woman?
Northumbria Police has issued cctv pictures of a woman they want to speak to in connection with an alleged racist incident outside a pub almost two years ago.
It happened at Manhattens, formerly The Steam Elephant, on Wallsend High Street.
A door supervisor was subjected to racial abuse by people he had ejected.
A man, 30, has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated fear or provocation of violence and has been bailed pending further enquiries.
The incident happened in the summer of 2012. Anyone who recognises the woman in the images is asked to contact police quoting reference 12099S/14, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Starters orders for North Tyneside 10k Run
Over 2000 runners are expected to take part in the annual North Tyneside 10k Road Race this morning.
The route of the Easter Sunday run starts at the Parks Sports Centre in North Shields before heading down to the historic Fish Quay, and then up a challenging climb to Tynemouth Priory and Castle.
Runners will then take a scenic route along a stretch of coastline before finishing in the shadow of St. Mary's Lighthouse.
Boy attacked with wooden bat on Tyneside
Police are appealing for information after a 16-year-old boy was assaulted in Newcastle.
It happened on Percy Street on Tuesday evening.
A youth got out of a Range Rover and hit the boy with a wooden bat.
He is described as 5ft 11ins tall, 17-years-old and of skinny build with short blonde hair.
Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in Wallsend
A man aged 60 has died after he was hit by a car on a slip road off the Coast Road in Wallsend, on North Tyneside. He was a pedestrian on an exit slip road for Battle Hill late last night.
Officers are investigating and appealing for anyone who witnessed what happened to come forward. A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Man has part of nose bitten off during attack by group of men
A 23-year-old man had part of his nose bitten off during an attack by a group of men in Benton, North Tyneside.
He was walking along Whitley Road, towards Asda, when he was attacked at 2:30pm on Friday. His attackers, described as being in their late teens to early twenties, made off towards a nearby trading estate.
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