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Lorry driver who lost leg in horror crash now fitness instructor

A Barnsley lorry driver has qualified as a personal trainer to help others with life-changing injuries – after he lost his leg in a horror crash.
Fitness fanatic Craig Walton, 33, had his right lower leg removed after a white Jaguar XE smashed head-on …

One taken to hospital after car towing caravan overturns on A19

One person has been taken to hospital after a car towing a caravan overturned on a busy North East A-road this afternoon.
Shortly after midday, Northumbria Police[1] received reports that a vehicle had overturned on the A19 northbound between the A690 …

Sunderland players’ pre-season minutes as Black Cats use 46 …

Sunderland Championship campaign kicks off against Ipswich Town this weekend, with last night’s 5-2 defeat at Hartlepool United bringing down the curtain on their pre-season programme. Tony Mowbray’s[1] side played seven friendlies across 25 days, begi…

Appeal as man, 41, dies in off-road motorbike crash in Jarrow

A man has died following an off-road bike crash in South Tyneside[1].
Northumbria Police officers were informed of a crash involving an off-road motorbike in the Stanhope Road area of Low Simonside, Jarrow[2], close to the A19, at around 8pm on Wednesd…

A19 and A66 to close overnight next week in multiple locations

Two major Teesside routes are set to be closed overnight next week.
The A66 and A19[1] will both be closed overnight at some points next week as major road works get under way. Resurfacing works will be continuing on the A19 southbound between the A102…

Steven and Claudia’s wedding day saved by surprised leisure …

Leisure centre staff saw their shifts take an unusual turn – when they answered an urgent plea to be witnesses at a wedding.
Groom Steven Utley rushed into Redcar[1] and Cleveland Leisure and Community Heart at 10.45am on Tuesday, July 4, frantically s…

Newcastle Carliol Square Fire: A167 remains closed

Emergency services attended a building fire on Carliol Square, in Newcastle, at about 6:45pm on Wednesday (June 28) evening, with smoke from the huge blaze seen for miles.
The A167(M) remains closed today (June 30) as emergency service work continues t…