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Ryton

Owners of cafe built without permission in court

The Fed and Watered cafe owners deny breaching an enforcement notice issued by Gateshead Council.

A red brick building with white-framed windows and an arched porch with flowers hanging around it

Villagers celebrate purchasing local pub

Contracts have been exchanged on the Fox Inn at Ryton, which has been closed since 2022.

A sign for Fed & Watered cafe. It stands above another sign for Jack & Jo's Garden products. The site's gravel car park is located behind a wodden fence behind the signs.

Cafe could be demolished after planning rejections

Fed & Watered may be knocked down after Gateshead Council refuses planning permission again.

A building with a dark grey roof, pale beige walls and six black framed windows with flowers hanging at the front and a road running alongside it

Community groups share £500,000 to reopen pubs

The government grants will be used to purchase, restore and reopen the two Shropshire pubs.

Exterior of Throp Academy in Ryton, Gateshead. There are many cars parked outside a large white building.

Secondary school classroom extension approved

Thorp Academy needs to expand to receive 170 new pupils in 2025, councillors hear.

A sign on the fence surrounding Ryton Cemetery reads: "Stop the demolition of Ryton Chapel."

Community group fights to save Victorian chapel

A local heritage group wants to preserve the chapel but may be left having to fund its repairs.

Ryton Willows. A map of the nature reserve stands to the right of the picture. The Keelman's Way path runs along the edge of the river to the left.

Degraded nature reserve to be restored

Residents are being given their chance to comment on three plans to improve habitats in the area.

A fire engine parked in front of the waste disposal sites. Behind a metal fence are stacked hundreds of wooden pallets

Fire breaks out at depot containing 10,000 pallets

Nearby residents are told to keep their windows and doors shut.

Addison Court

Panorama probe care home now in special measures

A CQC inspection finds residents at Addison Court were not safe and at risk of "avoidable harm".