St Mary's Lighthouse up for rent
North Tyneside Council is offering a lease to those prepared to invest in the landmark - and the more creative the idea, the better.
Video shows future of Mars
A new video installation on Tyneside shows what Mars may look like in 200 years time when it has become a junkyard of abandoned spacecraft.
Sexual assault victim speaks of attack
Stephanie Hewson, from North Tyneside, was the victim of a violent sexual assault in Whitley Bay in 2009.
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Whitley Bay street robbery
Two teenagers have been arrested after a 63-year-old was knocked to the ground and robbed in Whitley Bay.
The man was walking along Rockcliffe Road at 10.50pm on August 20 when he was approached from behind. He suffered minor injuries.
Two boys, aged 16 and 17, have been arrested on suspicion of robbery.
Video shows future of Mars
A new video installation on Tyneside shows what Mars may look like in 200 years time when it has become a junkyard of abandoned spacecraft.
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Mars in 200 years time
These are the first pictures of the new video installation showing what Mars may look like in 200 years time.
Artist Kelly Richardson's video is a detailed construction of the surface of Mars in a couple of centuries when it is littered with barely functioning spacecraft and consumed by dust storms.
The exhibition - Mariner 9 - has opened in the Spanish City Dome in Whitley Bay.
It coincides with the landing of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, on the Red Planet. Richardson uses NASA imagery and Hollywood scenery generation software to create her apocalyptic vision.
Reward for Whitley Bay sex attack information
A reward of £3000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible for a serious sexual assault on a woman three years ago.
Stephanie Hewson was approached by a man in Whitley Bay in 2009. He dragged her into the rear lane of Beach Avenue and sexually assaulted her.
Miss Hewson, who was 23 at the time, had been walking alone towards Park Avenue around 2.30am on Sunday 2 August 2009. Police found her with serious facial injuries and broken nose.
The man is described as a white, in his mid-to-late 20s with short hair. He was wearing a blue short sleeved T-shirt, dark jeans and white trainers.
Anyone with information can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or through an online form on the Crimestoppers website.
– Dave Hunter, North East Regional Manager for CrimestoppersIt has taken immense courage for the victim of this crime to come forward, who has been left badly shaken and afraid to leave her home at night as a result of her ordeal.
I would urge anyone with information on this crime to come forward with information, no matter how insignificant they might think it is, to help bring this callous individual to justice. We only want to know what you know, not who you are.
Sexual assault victim speaks of attack
Stephanie Hewson, from North Tyneside, was the victim of a violent sexual assault in Whitley Bay in 2009.
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Twins facing fraud charges
by Helen Pearson
Alexander and Thomas Hunter, from Whitley Bay, are facing charges of fraud in the US over a stock market scam.
Read the full storyUS fraud twins were 'classic 90's kids'
Christian Skjaerstad is a neighbour and childhood friend of Alexander and Thomas Hunter.
He says the 21-year-old's were normal boys, and was shocked to hear about the scam.
Home of twins in Whitley Bay
The house where Alexander and Thomas Hunter grew up. The 21-year-old twins are facing charges of defrauding $1.2m (£740,000) in a stock market scam in the United States.
Tyneside twins face US fraud charges
A pair of British twins from Whitley Bay are facing charges in the US for allegedly defrauding investors out of more than $1.2 million (£745,000) in a stock market scam.
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