North East Bylines https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Sixteen and seventeen year olds to vote: we need political education in schools To tackle extreme heat, Andy Burnham needs to urgently take these three radical steps The education of Corporal John Musgrave: book review Metro new stations announcement And here comes another one Eden is burning: Burnham must do more More chaos in Reform-run South Tyneside Council EU membership offers at least £216mn boost to North East per year, new report finds Reform council tells volunteers to leave Durham park Preston Hall Museum needs to replace doors and make improvements to meet fire regulations Northumberland Council leader fears it could be years before nurdle spill is cleared up The tide returns to Greatham Marsh after 200 years due to £4.5mn restoration The Dragline Another day, another witch hunt, i.m. Jason Arday RIP Can you love two people at once? Children urge drivers to take a second look for cyclists Spring tide alert: North East nurdle volunteers demand more from authorities Reservoir water warning The top 20 empty buildings of Middlesbrough Exam results day advice from Action for Children Nabil’s dream: the chance to go to school North East one step from drought: official Spring tide looms as nurdle volunteers demand more action Blyth company welcomes Defence Gold Award City of Culture bid celebrates ‘Made in Middlesbrough’ mentality Work starts on £13mn Skinningrove flood scheme Online shadow libraries – and why they’re being implicated in AI copyright lawsuits Community Space Nurdles, the North East and our sea Scam news for mid-August North East to get 12 new mental health centres Minister visits Port of Tyne to support nurdle clean-up MP rules out government role to concentrate on retaining his seat New funding to unlock Sheepfolds housing in Sunderland Charity Case: the start of the football season Cafe proposed for Killingworth Lakeside Park Legal action considered over High Borrans closure One special place and one last chance to secure it: news from Northumberland Wildlife Trust Basket weaving is serious business: African crafts meet fashion Heaton Stannington and the northern non-league scene: 2026-7 season preview Two more Reform councillors at Middlesbrough? ‘Defiant’ – County Durham, the Miners’ Strike and its legacy Anything that can go wrong: A Tees Valley tale Reform UK votes to ‘rescind’ climate emergency declaration in South Tyneside Northumbria Police admit mistakes in Sunderland sexual assault case Newcastle’s civic honours must rise above politics and patronage A road less travelled The North East should stop being Britain’s best kept secret Rare white-clawed crayfish given lifeline as recovery work begins across the North Home