Squirrel groups in Cramlington and Bedlington say it is the first outbreak for several years. It took three people to restrain the man after he assaulted two ambulance workers at the roundabout.

Overnight, patchy rain will develop which will turn wintry over higher ground. Breezy. Saturday A few light snow showers will linger over the hills tomorrow morning with patchy rain elsewhere.

It was expected that Cramlington New Town would take up to 20 years to complete and would have 16,000 houses, 15 primary and 12 senior schools, 16 public houses and 500 acres of industrial sites ...

In October, Coun Mark Swinburn called out the work on Station Road, Cramlington and in the surrounding ... However, it appears there could be light at the end of the tunnel for residents.