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A woman with a blonde ponytail and wearing an orange hoodie standing in front of a large metal recycling container. She is tipping a navy bag into it. Clear plastics are falling into the container.

New waste recycling centre site sought

The council is carrying out a feasibility study to find a suitable brownfield or industrial site.

Head and shoulder shot of Stephen Jr and Stephen Snr - father and son. The younger man, to the left has a short dark hair, a close-cropped beard, and is wearing a dark blue v-neck jumper over a light blue shirt and dark tie. His father has grey hair, and is wearing spectacles and a navy blue jacket zipped up to the neck. Both are smiling and the Shields ferry can be seen just behind them.

Ferry skipper father shows son the ropes

Stephen Beck says his trainee son, also Stephen, is a "chip off the old block".

Sam Fender singing and playing a guitar on stage.

Sam Fender honoured with hometown freeman title

The singer-songwriter from North Shields is dubbed "a proper 21st century Geordie icon".

Sam Fender plays on stage with a light blue electric guitar. He has a light brown mini-mullet hairstyle and wears a black tshirt. Black and purple lighting is behind him. One man in the background, to the right, is playing a saxophone.

Vote set for Sam Fender's hometown honour

The Saturday singer could be given the Freedom of North Tyneside - the borough's highest honour.

The derelict building has moss growing on it as has been daubed with graffiti. It has four storeys and bars on its windows which no longer have glass.

Unsafe former fish quay factory to be bulldozed

The council submits plans to bulldoze the old Tyne Brand canning factory in North Shields.

Head-and-shoulders image of Karen Clark. She is looking directly into the camera and smiling. She has brown chin-length hair and is wearing a red jacket with a black top underneath.

Labour narrowly wins North Tyneside mayoral race

Karen Clark tallied 16,230 votes, putting her just 444 ahead of Reform UK's John Falkenstein.

Robert Scott Clive looking directly into the camera. He has short dark hair, stubble and is wearing a grey top.

'Evidence of assault' in 22-year missing man case

Police say Robert Scott Clive was assaulted in North Tyneside on the night he disappeared in 2002.

An empty blue, white and orange bus next to a bus stop. Its reflection can also be seen in the windows of another bus parked next to it, only part of which is in shot.

Bus passengers face fare increase on Easter Sunday

Prices for weekly tickets are going up from Easter Sunday, but single fares will remain the same.

Michael Darling, wearing a black fleece which has the North Tyneside Steam Railway badge on it, stands in the middle of privately-owned railway tracks and holds up a screw which is similar to what has been stolen

Steam rail thefts could have caused 'derailment'

Volunteers work round the clock so the attraction can open, after 1,200 fixtures were stolen.