James Robinson
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Shocking footage shows moment driver turns wrong way up A1 at notorious junction (opens the original)
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Shocking footage has emerged of a car turning the wrong way up the A1 in Northumberland at one of the county’s most notorious junctions. The recording shows a black car travelling south in the northbound lane at Swarland. Police cars stop a car after it turned onto the wrong side of the dual carriageway on the A1 in Northumberland. Photo: Claire Barber PR. Free to reuse for all LDR partners The incident happened at the Guyzance turn-off, where a large motorhome was forced to make a U-turn last m
Newcastle city councillors claim city must become âcapitalâ of the North East (opens the original)
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Leading members of Newcastle City Council have said the city is âunashamedlyâ attempting to style itself as the regional capital of the North East. It comes as the councilâs cabinet approved an ambitious new plan they say will help the city overtake the likes of Manchester and Liverpool. The new âcity planâ includes a proposals to boost the cityâs economy amid fears it is falling behind rival cities across the country. Also planned is a major expansion of council housing to help deal
Fears for North East resident missing after devastating floods in Nepal raised by MP (opens the original)
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A North East MP has voiced concern in Parliament for a constituent caught up in devastating floods in Nepal. Anirban Battacharyya has lived in Newbiggin by the-Sea for decades but was visiting family in India. Anirban disappeared in “horrific” floods while travelling from Kolkata to Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and has not been heard from since. Flash floods on August 26 killed at least 1,369 people, while more than 5,000 remained missing. Despite living in the UK for decades, Anirban remains an
Parents must toilet train their children for school, North East councillor says (opens the original)
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A Reform councillor in Northumberland has said parents need to “take accountability” for their children amid claims many are attending school without being toilet trained. Coun Sonia Simm said teachers and staff were having to spend time that should be spent in the classroom changing nappies and teaching youngsters to use the toilet. Earlier this year, The Guardian reported that around one in four children across the country who started reception in 2025 were not toilet trained following a surve
Fires lit and horses in play areas as campers flout rules in popular North East park (opens the original)
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A popular Northumberland park has been blighted by caravans, campervans and tents pitching up and camping against regulations. The problem has been a significant issue at Tyne Green in Hexham throughout the summer. The town’s mayor, Coun Derek Kennedy, said visitors had burned piles of wooden pallets for fires despite wildfire warnings and even kept horses enclosed in the playpark. He is calling on the relevant authorities to take action. While the park is often used on an annual basis by travel
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