Author: Kathryn Riddell

The 13-year-old girl met 18-year-old Nathan Hope who had sex with her in an alleyway before leaving his vulnerable victim alone and crying

The girl reported being attacked and raped in the People's Park in Ashington last Wednesday and 24-year-old man has been arrested

Reece Wilson, 17, from Juliet Street in Ashington, was last seen on April 18 and police say they are concerned for his welfare

Steve Bell said his company received an email written by a Northumberland College worker accusing his two apprentices as being 'cheap labour'

David Hope died on the A19 near Killingworth last July and now Daniel Angus has been charged with a string of offences following the crash

The lorry has spilt household waste across both carriageways and has damaged the central reservation - police have closed the road heading north

Criminals have stolen from seven vehicles in Ashington area overnight taking items ranging from loose change to sat navs

The driver of a BMW was left 'shocked' when a rock was thrown at his car as he travelled on the A189 Spine Road towards Ashington

The driver of a BMW was left 'shocked' when a rock was thrown at his car as he travelled on the A189 Spine Road towards Ashington

A section of the A197 near Ashington had been closed by police while they cleared the road following a two car crash on Thursday afternoon