• Council continues to monitor burnt-out shop in North Shields 10 months on from blaze
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• Finance boss insists Northumberland County Council has 'plenty of time' to deal with £7.5m overspend
• Sir Terry Farrell, world-famous architect behind Newcastle landmarks, dies age 87
• Government urged to consider high cost of rural services ahead of funding reform