Girl, 14, missing.

Concern is growing for a missing teenager.

Hannah Russell, 14, of Choppington, Ashington, has not been since 1pm on Thursday. She is 5ft 7in, slim, with blue eyes and wavy blonde hair worn in a ponytail.

Hannah was last seen wearing a navy fleece, jeans and white trainers. Call [phone] with information.

Rare car hit

A VINTAGE car was damaged by a fire at about 12.15pm yesterday at Extension Road, Hendon Dock, Sunderland.

The Triumph TR7 car was in a concrete lock-up next door to one in which a ton of nylon was set on fire.

Call [phone] with information.

Dark secrets

TALES of murders, mysteries and crimes from across the region are featured in a book released this week by a North-East journalist.

Nigel Green, 41, of Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, a historical author and producer on TV series Past Crimes, has published Tough Times, featuring dozens of stories from the 18th Century to the 1940s.

Quarry grows

PLANS for an eight-acre extension to the High Nick sandstone quarry at East Woodburn near the A68 in Northumberland are expected to be approved by county councillors tomorrow.

Reserves at the quarry have almost been exhausted and the expansion will allow production to continue until 2025.

School switch

A PROPOSAL by governors and parents at Lowick First School to change it from a community school to a Church of England Voluntary Controlled School is set to be approved by Northumberland County Council's executive next week.

Spooky fun

A HALLOWE'EN art workshop is being held at the Riverside Sports Pavilion in Chester-le- Street, County Durham, today.

It is suitable for children aged five to 12 and costs pounds 5 per session. Call [phone].

Power loss

TWO Honda generators worth more than pounds 20,000 have been stolen from a coach depot in on Puddlers Lane, South Bank, Teesside. Call [phone] with information.