City centre Inspector Karen Madge and Chief Inspector Steve Wykes, of Northumbria Police. the force has issued warnings about anti-social behaviour in Newcastle city centre.

£130,000 was awarded to North Tyneside Council, and with support from Northumbria Police, they set up Project Vita - which aims to steer teenagers away from a life of crime help prevent anti-social behaviour across the area.

North Tyneside project sees a 40% reduction in anti-social behaviour

Guarav Singh has spent most of lockdown at home and unable to go to school. He's relied on more traditional means to do his school work, but has now been given one of the laptops, to help him catch up with the school year online.

500 children in Newcastle receive laptops to catchup on work during lockdown

The force has welcomed 52 student officers and their arrival means a total of 217 new recruits have joined since lockdown was announced on March 23.

Over 200 new recruits join Northumbria Police in lockdown

A learning provider working with young learners and their families across Sunderland are appealing for help after mini bus thefts.

Mini buses stolen from school for vulnerable children in Sunderland

Joyce Wilson celebrated her 90th birthday at The Manors during lockdown and received birthday cards and good wishes from the children at Highfield Middle School in Prudhoe

Pupils from a Northumberland school and residents from a nearby care home have formed friendships during lockdown by writing letters to each other.

School children and care home residents form friendships during lockdown

A physical education instructor from Durham, who usually supports children in schools, has started teaching online.

Durham fitness instructor provides free workouts for families online

A children's football club created during lockdown has had its first training session in County Durham. 

New children's football club hosts its first socially distanced training session

Two teachers from Sunderland have turned their own families’ experiences during the COVID-19 crisis into a book to help young people. 

Sunderland teachers use lockdown experiences to create support book for children

Steve Howey and Adam Clayton have both revealed to ITV Tyne Tees their own personal experiences of mental health issues.

North East footballers call for more men to open up about their mental health

A primary school in Darlington has closed after a pupil and their parents tested positive for coronavirus.

Darlington school closes after pupil and parents test positive for COVID-19

ITV Tyne Tees has contacted all of the councils in the North East and gathered their responses here.

North East councils give their positions on schools reopening at start of June

Glenn Carter decided to record his own version of Any Dream Will Do for the children, changing it to fit the current lockdown situation.

Teesside teacher gives 'Joseph' classic a crusty twist to cheer up pupils

Joe Danquah is ensuring his students do not miss out on PE lessons by posting classes online, just like celebrity lifestyle coach Joe Wicks.

Meet Byker's answer to Joe Wicks... and he's called Joe too!

Durham University and Northumbria University have cancelled all classroom-based learning amid the coronavirus outbreak. 

Durham and Northumbria Universities cancel classroom learning

Ofsted inspectors have branded children's social care services in Middlesbrough as inadequate.

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