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Jul 20, 2026
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  1. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · Simon Armstrong

    Man dies after getting into difficulty in sea at Cullercoats Bay (opens the original)

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    A man has died after getting into difficulty in the sea. Aged in his 20s, he was pronounced dead at Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside, after emergency services including an air ambulance were called there at about 18:25 BST on Sunday. Northumbria Police said a second man, also in his 20s, was in a serious but stable condition in hospital having also been recovered from the water. Ch Insp Simon Wotton described it as a "tragic incident". He added: "We'd like to thank our partner agencies who were t

  2. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · Simon Armstrong

    Durham fire chiefs issue barbecue warning after Waldridge Fell blaze (opens the original)

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    Fire chiefs are asking people to pack a picnic instead of a barbecue on days out following a fire at a country park. County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) crews spent nearly two hours dealing with the blaze at Waldridge Fell, near Chester-le-Street, on Saturday, which was sparked by a disposable barbecue. The service has also asked people to avoid campfires. The warning comes with ground and vegetation across the North East described as being "extremely dry" following the

  3. Article · Jul 15, 2026 · Simon Armstrong

    Kayaker missing off Northumberland coast named as Michael Henry (opens the original)

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    A search for a teenage kayaker who went missing at sea has been called off. Emergency services were called to an area near Boulmer, in Northumberland, shortly after 21:15 BST on Tuesday 7 July with two men reported to be in the water after their craft capsized. One managed to swim to a buoy where he was rescued by the coastguard, but a search was launched for the other man, who police have now named as 19-year-old Michael Henry, from the Rothbury area. In a tribute, his family said he had been "

  4. Article · Jul 13, 2026 · Simon Armstrong

    Jill Halfpenny and Mark Wood awarded Northumbria honorary degrees (opens the original)

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    North East stars Jill Halfpenny and Mark Wood have received honorary degrees from one of their local universities. Gateshead-born Halfpenny, whose TV acting credits include Byker Grove, EastEnders and Waterloo Road, said she was "absolutely thrilled" to be given an honorary doctor of letters from Northumbria University in recognition of her contribution to television and theatre. Durham and England cricketer Wood, who grew up in Ashington, Northumberland, described his honorary doctorate of scie

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