If you add in Labour's decision to abandon plans to upgrade part of the A1 in Northumberland to dual carriageway, you can forgive the region for casting a rather envious glance at Rachel Reeves' push for growth in the south.

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Here’s six music festivals taking place in the North East of England in 2025, and how you can get tickets to the events before it’s too late. When: May 4 2025. When: May 4 2025. Where: Tapyard, Tyne Bank Brewery & The Grove, Newcastle. When: June 13 - 15 2025. Where: Alnwick Castle, Northumberland.

Amazon is moving ahead with plans for drone deliveries in Darlington, seeking CAA approval for its Prime Air service and joining broader efforts to enable commercial drone flights across the UK.

Storm Éowyn is starting to hit the North East and North Yorkshire, with strong winds bringing travel disruption, power cuts and event cancellations. The Met Office say the highest gust in the UK up to midday has been recorded in our region. A gust of 96mph was recorded at a weather station in Brizlee Wood near Alnwick in Northumberland.

A massive 624-mile wall of snow is expected to hit the country on February 9, stretching as far south as Devon, according to the latest UK weather forecasts. Weather maps and charts from WX Charts, released on Thursday (January 30), predict a significant snowfall event that will impact various parts of the UK.

The North East food items in world best list, which was created by TasteAtlas, is an encyclopaedia of flavours, a world atlas of traditional dishes.

The centrepiece of Rachel Reeve's speech was to deliver the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor which could boost the UK economy by up to £78 billion by 2035. | ITV News Anglia

A new centre for writing in North East England has been given a £5m boost by the government’s Cultural Development Fund.

New weather maps show that the vast majority of the UK will be affected by the snow in February, including the North East.

Carley Armstrong, a University of Sunderland graduate, has been chosen for the Women in Film and Television’s (WFTV) 2025 Four Nations Mentoring Scheme.

When it comes to winter coastal walks, England’s Bamburgh Beach has taken the crown as the best destination, according to GO Outdoors.