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Last year, the North East suffered some of the heaviest rain in living memory - floods left houses devastated, and businesses under threat. On Friday Ali will catch up with some of those affected, to see how they're rebuilding their lives - and their homes - over 6 months later. He'll also find out what, if anything, has been done to reduce the risk of that sort of flooding again

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This weekend marks the end of the role of the elected mayor of Hartlepool. Ali speaks to the current mayor Stuart Drummond about his time in the post, and whether he thinks Hartlepool will be better or worse off without it in the future

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It’s Spennymoor Town’s big weekend as they head to Wembley for the FA Vase Final. Ali meets the manager at his day job, and we hear messages of support from fans…