A protest by foster carers at a Northumberland County Council meeting brought proceedings to a halt amid calls for a fairer pay deal. Carers belonging to the IWGB Foster Care Workers Union rallied ...

After the closure of the Gateshead Flyover in December, North East mayor Kim McGuinness and council leaders will be asked to ...

Northumberland County councillors debated a motion put forward ... the reform to Agricultural and Business Property Relief was "fair and balanced, affecting around 500 estates a year".

Farmers in Northumberland have staged a demonstration against controversial plans for an agricultural inheritance tax. A tractor rally made its way through Morpeth towards County Hall, where ...

All schools in Northern Ireland are to close. The Met Office has issued the following advice to people to stay safe during the storm: Stay indoors: If possible, avoid going outside in dangerous ...

He grew up surrounded by family and in a close community. This is where his deep understanding of people and the importance ...

The hall in Dawdon, near Seaham, County Durham, was funded by the work of local miners and featured in the film Billy Elliot.

Treasury minister James Murray said the Government’s plans to impose 20% inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million is a “fair approach”, with current ... the Duke of Northumberland or big ...

Officers at Northumberland County Council have hit back at claims children in the ... “It has been, I think it is fair to say, quite challenging. I think the assertion nothing has happened is wrong.