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• STACK Durham topples as project abandoned after years of waiting.

  STACK, which were due to open a Durham City branch in the old M&S unit on Silver Street, have shelved plans for the venue. The cancellation comes after years of delays.

• Forgotten steam loco to be recreated

  A war-time workhorse that helped to keep Tyneside’s industry moving for nearly two-decades is to be re-born for one weekend only.

• Ambulance crews reunited with young crash survivor after remarkable recovery

  A Newcastle teenager who sustained life-changing injuries in an e-scooter collision earlier this year has been reunited with the ambulance crews who helped to save his life.

• Northern School of Art performers to bring HMS Trincomalee to life for Halloween at Hartlepool Historic Quay

  Royal Navy Museums: Hartlepool is working with Northern School of Art to bring a new theatrical experience to HMS Trincomalee this Halloween, with students from the arts department taking part in Spooquay: Ghost Ship on 30th and 31st October 2026.

• Teesdale now has Indoor Padel courts

  Thorpe Farm Centre has opened two indoor Padel courts, meaning that the increasingly popular sport can now be played locally in all weathers.