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A group of musicians on stage, most are wearing black but a musician in the centre is wearing a red jacket and playing the violin. There are more musicians playing violins, with a piano and viola as well. The stage wall behind them is wooden and lit up in a yellow light. The audience are sitting down in rows and the backs of their heads are in shadow. It looks very full.

Expanded BBC Proms will 'reach new communities'

Shows will take place across north-east England, including Middlesbrough for the first time.

A CGI depicting an aerial view of how Metro Riverside will look. The shopping centre is covered in greenery and has solar panels on its roof. Buildings and homes are located around the centre and near the River Tyne.

Shopping centre housing scheme sent to government

Plans for 990 homes by the Metrocentre in Gateshead are to be examined by a government inspector.

A view from behind the goals of Gateshead FC's International Stadium

US-based businessman Paylor to be Gateshead co-owner

Stephen Paylor is to become the new co-owner of Gateshead.

A temporary prop underneath the Gateshead Flyover. It is a huge red metal structure and is fenced off. The flyover above is made from concrete.

Inside UK's 'most complicated' bridge demolition

The demolition of the flyover is expected to take six months and cause some traffic disruption.

Antony Gormley's Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead. The tall brown sculpture, which resembles a man with rectangular wings, stands tall over the wiry trees below.

Gateshead local elections 2026: All you need to know

Gateshead Council will have an all-out election on Thursday 7 May where all seats are contested.

The Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art is a tall red-brick building on the River Tyne. Near the top, black bricks are laid in way that spells Baltic Flour Mills. The white Millennium Bridge is in the foreground of the photograph with tall buildings and a crane in the background.

Venues, museums and libraries awarded £13m

Organisations in Cumbria and north-east England receive a share of a £130m national fund.

Dean Larvin is smiling slightly at the camera. He is bald with a stubbly beard. He is wearing glasses, a gold chain and a black top with white stripes on the shoulder.

Man missing in river after bridge row named

Dean Larvin, 39, from Gateshead, has not been found after going into the River Tyne on Friday.

An orange rescue boat on murky water can be seen through the branches of a tree and wooden post. There are three crew members sitting in the vessel.

Woman bailed as river search for man continues

Northumbria Police says it is investigating the circumstances of the incident at Redheugh Bridge.

Front view of a police vehicle parked at the side of a road at the end of a bridge. Other cars can be seen on the road and a figure in a high viz jacket stands next to a section marked off by police tape.

River search for man as woman arrested

Officers were called to reports of a disturbance on the Redheugh Bridge in Gateshead.

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