If approved, the farm is being proposed for a site north east of Springwell village More than 400 people have objected to plans for a temporary solar farm on green belt land. Opponents said the ...

AN ESTATE plagued by drugs menaces has been cleaned up. A Gateshead police officer has spent 12 months trying to rid the Springwell Estate of its drugs problems, since taking on the role of ...

All roads led to Portrush on Friday evening for Bob & Berts 5k and 10k races, beginning on the East Strand. With the East Strand Car Park closed for the next few weeks to facilitate the setup of a ...

Campaigners are fighting plans to build a “significant” number of homes in their village. People in Springwell, which lies east of the Angel of the North between Gateshead and Washington, say swathes ...

Controversial plans for a solar farm on the outskirts of Sunderland have been thrown out at appeal by a Government-appointed planning inspector, after being labelled "inappropriate development in the ...

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