Author: Simon Meechan

See the full standings, new MP, results and reaction from the Wansbeck constituency following the General Election 2017 vote count

A gallery of 21 North East offenders who have been convicted and jailed at courts around our region throughout May 2017\n

A gallery of 21 North East offenders who have been convicted and jailed at courts around our region throughout May 2017\n

As the General Election 2017 approaches on June 8 we profile everything you need to know about the Wansbeck constituency

Even those who don't always use the pitmatic dialect will do so to feel part of a community and show their identity

Lee Rutherford, 32, from Blyth, Northumberland, was stopped on the Spine Road after hurtling back from Ashington with some fast food

Lee Rutherford, 32, from Blyth, Northumberland, was stopped on the Spine Road after hurtling back from Ashington with some fast food

England's only World Cup triumph was screened at a 1960s retro event in Hirst Park in recognition of the town's famous footballing sons

Police say a male, aged 14 to 20, allegedly approached the girls in Hirst Park before making sexual comments to them

Stephen Henderson Ramshaw from Ashington has been missing since April 7 and has been seen twice in the town