6+ hour, 13+ min ago  (306+ words) Drivers in Darlington should brace for multiple road closures this weekend as essential highway improvement works are underway. Here are the seven roads set to be closed in and around the town on June 20 and 21. Faverdale will see a road…...

6+ hour, 13+ min ago  (463+ words) A historic pub in the centre of Durham has been part of the city's streetscape for centuries, but many TV viewers may recognise it from the BBC detective drama George Gently. The Half Moon Public House, at 86 New Elvet, is…...

6+ hour, 13+ min ago  (373+ words) A young missing man was found dead in a field a week after being released from a North East prison. Jordan Everington, 23, was pronounced dead in November 2025, nine days after leaving HMP Holme House on licence, according to a report…...

6+ hour, 13+ min ago  (299+ words) A Tik Tok star is set to judge a competition at a festival at Gateshead's Metrocentre. Chris Saunders, best known for his TV and film trivia channel "Screen and Beyond' which has gained more than 270, 000 followers, will help choose the…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago  (265+ words) WHAT an extraordinary night of by-elections. From it, Andy Burnham emerges as the biggest victor " but he now faces the largest questions and possibly the ultimate test. At a time when Labour is polling at 19 per cent, he won 55 per…...

8+ hour, 4+ min ago  (367+ words) Plans are being drawn up to relocate a plant nursery to make space for the 3, 000-home Maltkiln development. Initial details of the proposal to move Johnsons of Whixley," between York and Harrogate, have been filed with North Yorkshire Council. The…...

8+ hour, 1+ min ago  (561+ words) CONNOR Beasley and Callum Rodriguez showed why they are two of the most in-demand northern jockeys with doubles at Redcar today. Beasley scored on City of Poets for Newmarket trainer James Tate and followed up in the next race on…...

10+ hour, 26+ min ago  (205+ words) A woman was taken to hospital after a hit-and-run involving a suspected stolen car. Emergency services were called shortly before 7. 40pm on Thursday to Durham Road, in Bishop Auckland. A Kia - which was reported as stolen from a location nearby - had…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago  (828+ words) Sailors on board the Russian navy ship Admiral Grigorovich are believed to have fired warning shots at a yacht (Mo D Crown Copyright/PA) Sailors on a Russian warship fired warning shots at a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel…...

9+ hour, 39+ min ago  (512+ words) County Durham businesses and the workforce of the future have the potential to capitalise on some exciting opportunities in the supply chain around major new projects and emerging industries, from space technology through to offshore wind. That was the message…...