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Sele First school, which is a long, single storey, older building with lots of windows. There are children playing outside in the yard that is dotted with traffic cones and some play equipment made with tyres.

Opposition to reducing school's classes

Parents and teachers at Sele First School say the plans are not in their "best interests."

Two black plastic food caddies - about knee high - sit on a pavement in a Newcastle suburb. A council waste worker clad in a high-vis t-shirt and shorts strolls towards them in the background alongside a white waste removal van with headlights shining forward in the morning sun.

Food recycling targets 'difficult', says council

The government has committed to extra funding, but a local authority says it is not enough.

Emma Fullwood is standing by some railings in front of a nursery which has a sign My Little Kingdom above the door. It's a modern one-storey building with a gable end

Excitement and frustration ahead of new railway

Businesses are welcoming the Northumberland Line, but others feel "ignored" by delays.

Felton high street stretches up a hill. The buildings are 18th Century, with cars parked on both sides.

Thousands of vehicles using village as A1 rat-run

Drivers are avoiding congestion on the busy road, but villagers say Felton cannot take the traffic.

An ash tree which is infected by ash dieback. The leaves are black and have wilted.

Disease will kill 'more than 180,000 trees'

Infected trees are being removed, but there is a warning it will cost money and take years.

A rural crossroads with a car pulling in front of a bus while another car is waiting to pull out. Behind the bus is a long line of traffic.

Roundabout urged at junction 'before someone dies'

Two upgrades to the B1340 junction are being considered after several serious accidents there.

Five people standing around a sign saying Welcome to Bedlington. There are two very small bikes at the base of the sign.

Work begins on cycle scheme despite opposition

The active travel route connects Bedlington and East Sleekburn, but opponents say it is too wide.

A large station carpark with lots of lights and a sign saying Ashington station.

Railway line to open with only two stations ready

Trains will begin running "before Christmas" but with only two stations completed.

A two-carriage passenger train is crossing a steel railway viaduct over a shallow river, with a town in the background

Campaign group urges clarity on railway start date

Part of the new railway line is due to open in December, but no actual date has been announced.