From early morning openings to reduced hours, here’s everything you need to know about shopping on 1 January 2025. Note that ...

Toni Spoors, who is deputy CEO of the multi-academy North East Learning Trust with schools across the North East, was given ...

Official reports suggest that potentially thousands of older school buildings could need checking over for safety issues, and ...

On Sunday 29 December, Margaret 'Peggy' Cooke of Hartlepool celebrated her 100th birthday! Margaret, better known as ‘Peggy’, ...

As for New Year’s Day itself, winds may briefly reach the 40 miles per hour mark around 3pm during what is predicted to be a ...

Here is the full list of term and school holiday dates across the North East’s council areas for 2025: Friday, 19 December - Friday, 2 January 2026: End of autumn term (Christmas holidays) Friday, 19 ...

In Scotland, 2025 offers an extra two days off compared to England and Wales. These include the second day of the New Year (2 January) and St Andrew’s Day on 1 December.