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Neighbours come together to revamp back alley
A community comes together to transform their rundown back alley into a safe family space.
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Neighbours come together to revamp back alley
A community comes together to transform their rundown back alley into a safe family space.
Hartlepool and Torquay seek EFL return
Hartlepool United and Torquay United both have EFL ambitions, but only one will return after Sunday's promotion final.
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The drug user who helps prevent others overdosing
Andrew, who has used drugs for 29 years, volunteers to give out kits which can save people's lives.
Arrest at petrol station in lorry deaths probe
Belgian authorities allege the man was a member of a people-smuggling network.
Campers sought over father's disappearance
Police want to speak to a father who pitched a tent with his toddler at Cow Green Reservoir.
Rail timetable changes would be 'disaster scenario'
Changes to the rail timetable would hamper the North East economy, council leaders say.
Rail pioneer's home gets upgraded listed protection
The 1830s-built home of Timothy Hackworth has been given a new Grade II* listed status.
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Neighbours come together to revamp back alley
A community comes together to transform their rundown back alley into a safe family space.
Hartlepool and Torquay seek EFL return
Hartlepool United and Torquay United both have EFL ambitions, but only one will return after Sunday's promotion final.
Video 1 minute 23 seconds
The drug user who helps prevent others overdosing
Andrew, who has used drugs for 29 years, volunteers to give out kits which can save people's lives.
Arrest at petrol station in lorry deaths probe
Belgian authorities allege the man was a member of a people-smuggling network.
Campers sought over father's disappearance
Police want to speak to a father who pitched a tent with his toddler at Cow Green Reservoir.
Rail timetable changes would be 'disaster scenario'
Changes to the rail timetable would hamper the North East economy, council leaders say.
Rail pioneer's home gets upgraded listed protection
The 1830s-built home of Timothy Hackworth has been given a new Grade II* listed status.
Hartlepool and Torquay seek EFL return
Hartlepool United and Torquay United both have EFL ambitions, but only one will return after Sunday's promotion final.
Video 1 minute 23 seconds
The drug user who helps prevent others overdosing
Andrew, who has used drugs for 29 years, volunteers to give out kits which can save people's lives.
Arrest at petrol station in lorry deaths probe
Belgian authorities allege the man was a member of a people-smuggling network.
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NHS volunteers land jobs at hospital
About 100 people who volunteered to help at their local hospital during the pandemic have been employed at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
A fifth of the people who signed up to help have now secured jobs which range from health care assistants, medical record officers and porters.
Copyright: South Tees HospitalsGlenn Middleton, from Saltburn, was a retired teacher who volunteered as a porter shuttling boxes containing Covid swabs to the hospital’s pathology lab. He now has a job as a porter at James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough.
Copyright: South Tees HospitalsAllison McLaughlin-Day, who used to work in retail, now has a job as a healthcare assistant after helping out in the vaccination hub.
She said: “I feel very lucky, the volunteer experience gave me the opportunity.
"I never thought in a million years I would be working in a hospital – it’s amazing.”
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Video caption: Naloxone: Redcar man helping drug users from overdosing Andrew, who has used drugs for 29 years, volunteers to give out kits which can save people's lives.
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Severe accident: A5 Northamptonshire both ways
BBC News TravelA5 Northamptonshire both ways severe accident, from Three Bridges Road to Daventry Road.
A5 Northamptonshire - A5 in Long Buckby Wharf closed in both directions from the Three Bridges Road junction to the Daventry Road junction, because of an accident involving a Car and Van. Traffic is coping well. Diversion in operation - via the M1.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
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Video caption: Hartlepool fans queue overnight for National League final tickets Pools fans camp out overnight in the hope of getting a ticket for the National League final.
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