Vandals have caused around £500 of damage to a community garden in west Newcastle. The ‘bike garden’, as it is known locally, was targeted last weekend. A polytunnel was destroyed among other damage at the site in Nuns Moor Park. The community project is run by charity The Time Exchange, which […]
The man who died in a collision in Hebburn over the weekend has now been named by police. 56-year-old Gavin Bolam, from Hartleyburn Avenue in Hebburn, died after being hit by a car, which is believed to be a Silver Mercedes C-Class, in the early hours of Saturday morning. The […]
A paedophile, who kidnapped and raped an 11-year-old girl after grabbing her off the street as she walked home, was branded the “living embodiment of every parent’s worst nightmare,” as he was jailed. Paul Ripley, 53, abducted the terrified youngster in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire on a winter’s night last year, […]
Residents in Houghton are being urged to be on their guard to burglars and report any suspicious behaviour to police. In the past two weeks, there have been two burglaries in neighbouring streets. The first happened on Monday, March 28, in Outram Street, where a burglar smashed the back door […]
Northumbria Police is warning internet users to be on their guard against ‘sextortion’. In recent months, there have been a number of incidents reported to police where adults have been lured into performing intimate acts in front of a webcam or sharing videos or images with people they have met […]
Police investigating an attack in Sunderland that saw a man suffer (pictured) a serious slash wound on his face have arrested a man. On Saturday, April 2, 28-year-old Liam Newby (pictured) was attacked with a knife in Town End Farm after being approached by three men. He sustained a serious […]
Police are appealing for information after an attempted robbery at a fish shop in Gateshead. Just before midnight on Tuesday, April 5, a man entered Rob’s Fish Bar in Morley Terrace in Felling threatening staff with a knife and demanding they hand over money. The staff refused and the man […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted in Gateshead. Around 5:30pm on Tuesday, April 5, a woman was assaulted by a man inside a silver Ford Focus parked in Ascot Crescent. The woman got out of the car and took her child from the back seat before […]
A 24-year-old man from South Shields, who was shot by a Northumbria Police firearms officer has died, it has been announced. James Wilson was shot in the chest by officers who were called to Frenchman’s Way at about 01:00 BST on 29 March, to reports of a man in the […]
Police are appealing for information after a burglary in North Tyneside. It happened between 7.30am and 8.30am on Wednesday, March 30, when a burglar entered the kitchen of a house in Fern Avenue, North Shields, via an insecure back door. A handbag containing car keys and a Mulberry Purse were […]