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The latest ABS jobs figures have more good news for Newcastle, unless you're an employer looking for staff.

WHEN Lime Spiders' frontman Mick Blood steps onto the Wickham Park Hotel stage on Friday night it'll mark an emotional return to Newcastle. The last time he visited the city he almost died. It was 2014 and Blood had just resettled in the harbourside suburb of Stockton, following the breakdown…

A Pakistani family who consider Australia home say they live in fear of being deported at any time to a place where they no longer feel safe. More than 1,000 people have signed a petition supporting the Newcastle family's push for permanent residency.

Pro-Fitness Infusion in Hazlerigg has named its scheme 'Knives Down/Gloves Up!', and it already has over 25 kids taking part after just a month

There were fears that bus companies could slash services across the region by up to 20% within a matter of weeks, but have now been given extended relief funding

Newsboy expects his nap, Lilikoi, to win at Newcastle and also fancies Gowanbuster to score on the same card and complete his Daily Double

The Motown icon could join the likes of Sir Bobby Robson and Nelson Mandela in being awarded the city's highest civic honour by Newcastle City Council

City gallery announces it has been picked to exhibit the masterpiece The Fighting Temeraire by J.M.W Turner for four months

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