How the North East looked as sunseekers flocked to the great outdoors

19th July 2020

People made the most of soaring temperatures by visiting the many parks and beaches the region has to offer

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16th July 2021

Ex-Sunderland footballer Paul Conlon, 43, who drunkenly punched & killed dad, 77, on Christmas Eve jailed for 12 years

A FORMER professional footballer who drunkenly killed his elderly dad on Christmas Eve has been jailed for 12 years. Ex-Sunderland AFC and Hartlepool United player Paul Conlon, 43, acted “like an animal” when he punched, throttled and hit Harry Conlon during the deadly attack last year. Newcastle Crown Court heard the “gentle, kind and forgiving” […] The Sun Newcastle upon Tyne …

2nd July 2021

Bungling security staff let prisoner flee from prison van in a police station

BUNGLING security staff let a prisoner flee from a prison van in a police station. They were tricked when Robert Smith, 24, complained he felt unwell inside his cell in the GeoAmey van. A guard rolled a bottle of water under the cell door but Smith said he could not reach it. The guard opened […] The Sun Newcastle upon Tyne …

28th June 2021

Dog owner, 21, whose ‘horrible’ Border Collie mauled social worker’s face walks free from court as pet put to sleep

A “HORRIBLE” Border Collie who mauled a social worker’s face leaving her permanently scarred will be put to sleep on a court’s order while its owner was spared jail. Charlotte Orr, 21, was banned from keeping dogs for 10 years and handed a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to having a dog dangerously out […] The Sun Newcastle upon Tyne …

24th June 2021

Asda worker slapped with ‘ridiculous’ £70 fine for parking in Sainsbury’s car park

AN ASDA worker has been slapped with a “ridiculous” £70 fine for parking in a Sainsbury’s car park for two minutes. Stephen Brayford, 54, was stunned to receive the penalty after pulling into the store in Newcastle-under-Lyme to drop his son off for college. The car park’s ANPR cameras captured him entering the at 8.30am […] The Sun Newcastle upon Tyne …

17th June 2021

Drunk mum, 31, sank her teeth into woman’s nose in taxi queue row scarring victim for life but is spared jail

A DRUNK mum who bit another woman’s nose and left her scarred for life after a taxi rank row has kept her freedom. Kayleigh Oliver’s victim needed plastic surgery to a 2cm by 2cm wound after trouble flared in the cab queue at Park Lane in Sunderland in November 2018. Newcastle Crown Court heard the […] The Sun Newcastle upon Tyne …

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