South Tyneside Council

Campaigners say they are "embarrassed" over plans to add street lights at a night sky beauty spot.

Street lighting will make it 'safer and more accessible' for cyclists, say South Tyneside Council.

South Tyneside Council says the demolition process will take between three and four years.

The decision to tear down the 1974 tower is sent back to council leadership for more talks.

Many elderly residents face the upheaval of being rehoused if the tower block is torn down.

South Tyneside opposition councillors have criticised the decision to demolish Hebburn's Durham Court.

South Tyneside's Summer Parade is helping people develop skills by teaching them to build floats.

About 100 tenants, many of them elderly, say they face years of upheaval due to the decision.