MUMS have spoken of their disappointment over the closure of a children’s centre as part of a council cost-cutting drive.

A medical centre is facing closure due to funding cuts and a GP recruitment crisis. The Bede Centre, on Old Fold Road in Gateshead, closed its doors in February after flooding caused by a broken ...

Gateshead Council signed off on the closures of Gateshead Leisure Centre and Birtley Swimming Centre on Tuesday. It said running the centres was "no longer affordable" due to budget cuts.

Gateshead Leisure Centre, in Saltwell, is among the facilities under threat. Follow BBC North East & Cumbria on Twitter, external, Facebook, external and Instagram, external.

The reopening of Gateshead Leisure Centre has been delayed. A community-led organisation bidding to breathe new life into the boarded-up centre had hoped to see its doors open again at the end of ...

Gateshead Leisure Centre reopened on Friday 14 June, 11 months on from being controversially closed by Gateshead Council because of budget cuts. Non-profit organisation Gateshead Active took over ...

Gateshead Leisure Centre, in Saltwell, is among the facilities under threat. Follow BBC North East & Cumbria on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to [email protected].