8+ hour, 16+ min ago  (668+ words) Police are taking "enhanced action" to tackle the scourge of knife crime in the community in the coming week. As part of an operation titled "Sceptre, raids are being carried out at addresses across the Northumbria Police area to locate…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (498+ words) The Government has backtracked on plans to reinstate a scheme that buys properties for asylum seekers following pressure from County Durham MPs." A group of politicians from the region said the Home Office has agreed to extend the pause on…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (410+ words) The government is to stop housing asylum seekers in a North Yorkshire hotel. The Home Office has written to North Yorkshire Council to advise that it is terminating the contract for asylum accommodation with Allerton Court Hotel, in Northallerton. The…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (246+ words) A Darlington barbershop has been fined "40k after being caught employing illegal workers. The Five Stars Barber NE Limited, based at 161 Northgate in Darlington, was listed on the government's Home Office website as part of its quarterly round-up of firms that…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (302+ words) A Darlington-based care company has been fined "55, 000 by the Home Office and named and shamed on a list for employing an illegal worker. HC-One based in Southgate House on Archer Street was included in the government list, which details businesses…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (605+ words) MPs have criticised delivery company Evri after reports of parcels being mishandled across the North East. Kate Osborne, MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, said she is regularly contacted by constituents who have experienced serious problems with deliveries, particularly in…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (353+ words) More than 30 North East businesses have been fined almost "2 million in total this year after being caught employing people without the legal right to work in the UK. The penalties, issued by the Home Office across 2025, range from "20, 000 to "225, 000, and…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (560+ words) A new campaign has been launched to tackle hate crime across a North East community. Police and Crime Commissioner Matt Storey has launched the Cleveland-wide initiative to raise awareness and improve understanding of hate crime in communities across Middlesbrough, Hartlepool,…...

9+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (1188+ words) The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by 8% under Labour on the same point last year, according to newly published data. The figures come just days after a court ruled that more than 100 asylum…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (516+ words) The number of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel has topped 25, 000 in record time. Hundreds of foreign nationals have made the journey in recent days, as ministers continue to grapple with the challenge of cracking down…...