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Sleepy Birtley in the North Tyne Valley. Pic by Ian Winter

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Best autumn walks: Gateshead woods in national top 10

The Woodland Trust have picked Hedley Hall as one of the best places to enjoy an autumn walk nationwide

We want your photos of autumn beauty and suggestions of where to see it in Newcastle & the North East

Chester-le-Street and Birtley: 27 archive photographs of people and places

Viscount Lambton and Lady Isabella with the lion cubs which are bound for the Lambton Lion Park, Co Durham, 1970s
Lambton Lion Park, cricket, World War I Belgians and much more in our images of Chester-le-Street and Birtley

Watch the moment Gateshead handyman saves a giant vulture

Gateshead man rescues vulture
Leonard Humphrey was on holiday in Crete when he saw a vulture in distress off the coastline

'It has restored my faith in humanity': Epileptic dad wants to thank heroes who saved his life

Darren Williams suffers from epilepsy, he had a fit in Birtley and now wants to thank the strangers who saved his life
Darren Williams suffered a fit outside Birtley Library when two guardian angels rushed to his aid

ANOTHER £350m A1 improvement scheme revealed - this time near Birtley

A1 improvement public event at Chowdene Children's Centre, project manager Nicola Wilkes
The work is expected to start in 2020 and requires a new bridge to be built over the East Coast mainline between Coal House and Junction 65
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The Woodland Trust have picked Hedley Hall as one of the best places to enjoy an autumn walk nationwide

Best autumn walks: Gateshead woods in national top 10

We want your photos of autumn beauty and suggestions of where to see it in Newcastle & the North East

Chester-le-Street and Birtley: 27 archive photographs of people and places

Viscount Lambton and Lady Isabella with the lion cubs which are bound for the Lambton Lion Park, Co Durham, 1970s
Lambton Lion Park, cricket, World War I Belgians and much more in our images of Chester-le-Street and Birtley

Watch the moment Gateshead handyman saves a giant vulture

Gateshead man rescues vulture
Leonard Humphrey was on holiday in Crete when he saw a vulture in distress off the coastline

Birtley Sport

Wales Joseph Cordina (left) in action against England's Pat McCormack during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The Olympic Games are a great platform and Birtley boxers have a great opportunity to qualify

Glenn McCrory switches his attention to the amateurs as Pat McCormack and Cyrus Pattinson are both selected for Olympic qualification event

Tommy Ward is now in line to fight for the British super-bantamweight belt

Boxer Tommy Ward
It was mixed fortunes for the region's big hopes after Rainton Meadows latest boxing show saw Tommy Ward beat Robbie Turley

Tom Whitfield's broken jaw means Northern Area title fight against Daniel Cope is off

Tom Whitfield
Tom Whitfield's rematch with Daniel Cope has been postponed after the Birtley fighter broke his jaw in sparring

About Birtley

Birtley is situated to the south of Gateshead and has strong industrial links. Its well known Brick Works was near to the old station and brick-making was once the most popular trade in the area, followed closely by mining. The Birtley Iron Company had 10 pits in the area. Birtley is overlooked by Antony Gormley's famous Angel of the North.

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The Woodland Trust have picked Hedley Hall as one of the best places to enjoy an autumn walk nationwide

Best autumn walks: Gateshead woods in national top 10

Viscount Lambton and Lady Isabella with the lion cubs which are bound for the Lambton Lion Park, Co Durham, 1970s

Chester-le-Street and Birtley: 27 archive photographs of people and places

Gateshead man rescues vulture

Watch the moment Gateshead handyman saves a giant vulture

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