Authorities are being urged to discuss falling pupil numbers as a regional issue.

The highest recorded at a single school stands at £5.3m, data shows.

The Beach and Shipyards installation forms part of the glass canopy at Monkseaton Metro Station.

Several drivers have been left with hefty repair bills, a residents warns.

Trains are running again, not to timetable, after being suspended due to damage from Storm Jocelyn.

The incident forced an emergency shutdown of power, Tyne and Wear Metro operator Nexus says.

Nexus says the line being replaced has been in use since Metro first opened, and is prone to failure.

Cate Watkinson was taught by a stained glass artist whose work is part of a Metro station's canopy.