Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Hartlepool charity Clean Planet UK has funding to recover "ghost gear" from the sea but not beaches.

Social media hype and a local shanty group are teaching a new generation coastal folk music.

More than £4,000 is raised for a bronze statue on Saltburn pier, where Hendrix was a familiar face.

Stories from Teesside include VE Day celebrations and grandmothers knitting jumpers for penguins.

The jumpers help protect penguins on an Australian island should they come into contact with oil.

The RSPCA says anyone with information about the "very upsetting incident" should contact them.

The seven buildings have been hailed as"inspiring, sustainable places to live and work".

You have been sharing your photos of the first few weeks of the year in the North East and Cumbria.