North Shields16 hrs agoPop card expansion planned for later this yearOperator Nexus says it plans to implement new ticket polices on Metros, buses and the Shields Ferry.16 hrs agoEngland12 Mar 2025Healthcare staff vote to strike over pay rowUnison says 96% of its members working for Northumbria Healthcare Trust are prepared to walk out.12 Mar 2025Tyne10 Mar 2025Murderer of break-in intervention 'hero' jailedThe court hears John Smyth was killed as he tried to stop George Ness breaking into a woman's flat.10 Mar 2025Tyne4 Mar 2025Man guilty of murdering intervention 'hero' John Smyth, 63, was battered to death as he tried to stop a drug addict attacking a woman's flat.4 Mar 2025Tyne2 Mar 2025Man running a marathon a day in brother's memoryThe challenge covers the distance between North Shields and New York.2 Mar 2025Tyne2 Mar 2025North East Brit success for Sam Fender and Jade It was a big night for Shields as musicians Sam Fender and Jade scoop two Brit Awards.2 Mar 2025Tyne27 Feb 2025Murder accused's self-defence claim a 'nonsense'Barristers in the murder trial of George Ness are giving their closing speeches to jurors.27 Feb 2025Tyne25 Feb 2025Murder accused says he battered man in defenceGeorge Ness, 41, denies murdering 63-year-old John Smyth in a backyard in Wallsend.25 Feb 2025Tyne22 Feb 2025Three arrested over man's 2002 disappearanceNorthumbria Police says it has arrested two men and a woman on suspicion of murder.22 Feb 2025UK...