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The Independent
4 days ago
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- The Independent
Dramatic footage shows rugby-playing police officer tackle and arrest wanted man
Police camera footage shows the moment a rugby- playing police officer tackles a wanted man to the ground. Lee Martin, 33, was wanted for a number of offences, and he was traced to the North Tyneside area on May 1. Northumbria Police said Martin tried to escape from officers and ran along a rear lane in Wallsend to avoid being captured. Yet a plain-clothed officer used his rugby skills to intercept Martin and arrest him. Martin, of Kings Road North, Wallsend, was jailed for 20 weeks after pleading guilty to burglary, theft and assault. Detective Inspector Jonathan May praised the officer 'who was determined to catch Martin before he had the chance to escape and managed to apprehend him'.
BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
North Tyneside Council by-election triggered after Labour mayor elected
Two council by-elections have been triggered in North Tyneside following Labour's narrow victory in the local mayoral of the seats, Longbenton and Benton, has been vacated by mayor Karen Clark, who was elected to her new role earlier this who is effectively the leader of North Tyneside Council, saw Labour's majority slip to just 444 votes, ahead of Reform UK's John Pat Oliver has stood down as a councillor in the Killingworth seat creating a vacancy there. Polling Day has been scheduled for 2 July. Clark - who has been a councillor and cabinet member for a number of years - replaced Labour veteran Dame Norma Redfearn, after she retired from the Conservatives, who are the official opposition on the local authority, came third in May's mayoral election, which is held every four years. In the most recent council elections in 2024, three Labour councillors were elected in Longbeton and Benton with a turnout of 32.8%, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Three Labour councillors were also returned in Killingworth, with a turnout of 35%.Applications to register to vote need to be made by midnight on Monday, 16 are required to officially register for the seats by 16:00 BST on Thursday, 5 June. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
24-05-2025
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- BBC News
New North Tyneside waste recycling centre site sought
A council is trying to find a site for a new household waste and recycling centre after locals said they needed more Tyneside Council is carrying out a feasibility study focusing on finding a suitable brownfield or industrial site in the north-west of the would complement the existing facility in North Shields and would be open to all North Tyneside residents, the authority said the move was in response to calls from the local community. The council said it was also seeking new ways to boost recycling, including pop-up events, reuse shops - where salvaged items are repaired and resold - and doorstep collections for small are also plans to add new recycling bins at key locations. North Tyneside's elected Mayor, Karen Clark, said: "Residents in Seaton Burn, Dudley, Wideopen and other parts of the north-west have consistently told us they want better access to recycling and waste facilities."We proposed a feasibility study in our budget plans and, after strong support through consultation, we've now committed the funding to get things moving." Follow BBC Newcastle on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
The Independent
21-05-2025
- The Independent
Detective who stalked surf instructor ex-partner and told his family and friends he was a paedophile avoids jail
A former detective who stalked her ex-partner and tried to ruin his surfing business by posting 'untrue and seriously alarming' accusations on social media has avoided an immediate jail term. Sue Thorpe, 44, a former officer with Northumbria Police, bombarded surfing instructor Barry Henderson with abusive voicemails, texts and emails in a year-long harassment campaign after he ended their relationship. She also used the police national computer to illegally look up information about Mr Henderson following the split. On Wednesday Thorpe, of Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for two years after being found guilty of stalking and misuse of computer data. She was also ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work, 20 rehabilitation activity days and handed a 10-year restraining order banning her from any contact with Mr Henderson. Newcastle Crown Court heard that between June 2020 and September 2021 Thorpe sent Mr Henderson messages accusing him of being violent towards her during their five-year-long relationship and, 'most seriously, being a paedophile' who viewed indecent images of children. A judge was told she repeated these claims to his friends, family members and new partner, and tried to harm his surfing business by posting them on Facebook and to a charity his business worked with. Thorpe set up a fake email address to contact other organisations with her accusations, at one point pretending to be a concerned parent, and turned up at his workplace twice, it was said. She even set up fake Tinder accounts as 'honeytraps' to 'try and catch him out', a judge said. In a victim impact statement read in court, Mr Henderson said Thorpe was 'on a mission to destroy him' and her 'untrue and seriously alarming' claims made him feel 'physically sick' when he read them. The statement read: 'Sue is clearly trying to ruin my life and make my day to day living a nightmare. 'It is embarrassing and humiliating having to explain to family and friends what is happening. 'What Sue has done has created a massive strain on my personal life.' Mr Henderson said Thorpe had contacted family members including his son accusing him of 'various disgusting things' such as having affairs, drug taking and domestic abuse, and he had had to meet some of his male friends to assure them he was not having affairs with their partners. He said his business had had a 'massive drop in bookings', adding: 'It has got to the point where some days I don't even want to go to work and face my customers in case they believe what Sue is saying about me.' Judge Amanda Rippon said after the trial she was 'absolutely sure' that Thorpe's claims that she saw Mr Henderson looking at images of teenage girls on the internet, and that he assaulted her, were not true. She said Thorpe, who had been a police officer for 19 years, had suffered a miscarriage of twins following IVF and the offending happened 'at a time of her life when she was in crisis and ill'. Sentencing Thorpe to a suspended jail term, Judge Rippon said: 'That you were able to access police computers because you were a police officer is an additional and very serious feature, but you were ill, you were lost, and you were acting entirely out of character, undoubtedly as you saw your last chance of a family dissipate.' The court heard Thorpe had resigned from the police, but would probably have been sacked following misconduct proceedings after her conviction. After the trial in April, Northumbria Police said Thorpe had been suspended from the force.
BBC News
15-05-2025
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- BBC News
Sam Fender given North Tyneside Freedom of the Borough
Singer Sam Fender has been described as "more than a musician" as councillors voted to award him the freedom of his home town from across the political spectrum lined up at North Tyneside Council on Thursday to unanimously bestow the North Shields artist its highest three-time Brit Award winner was nominated back in January by Tory councillors who praised both his music and opposition leader, Councillor Liam Bones, dubbed Fender "a proper 21st century Geordie icon", while Mayor Karen Clark called the 31-year-old - believed to be the youngest person to receive the title - "a positive role model". The Local Democracy Reporting Service said the original nomination read: "Sam Fender is more than just a musician – he is a cultural ambassador for North Tyneside. "His music has helped define the borough's modern identity and his influence is a driving force behind the growing recognition of North Shields as a creative hub."His ongoing commitment to the area through advocacy, philanthropy and inspiration makes him an outstanding candidate." Fender, whose latest album sold 100,000 copies in its opening week, follows ex-Police singer Sting as a Freeman of the was given the honour in 2010, but only officially collected it in 2023. Follow BBC Newcastle on X , Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
