Folk band The Unthanks prepare to perform at BBC Proms on the event's first visit to Teesside.
People in Ryton, which voted Labour in recent council elections, share views on the party leadership.
A demolition firm says it will also build a nature walk, but the plan has received objections.
The Fox Inn was bought by the community in March 2025 following an extensive fundraising campaign.
Tenants at Ryton allotments are being told to find new homes for their horses kept on their plots.
Addison Court, in Gateshead, has been taken out of special measures by the Care Quality Commission.
The Fed and Watered cafe owners deny breaching an enforcement notice issued by Gateshead Council.
Contracts have been exchanged on the Fox Inn at Ryton, which has been closed since 2022.
Fed & Watered may be knocked down after Gateshead Council refuses planning permission again.
