Darlington charity Tandem is losing money each month, as chief executive Mike Renton warns of financial pressure threatening its work helping people into jobs.

Yarm High Street is set to close for five hours tonight as the fair arrives in town. Here are the full details of all the road closures this week.

The classic BBC sitcom Porridge is set to return with a brand new theatre adaptation.

Christmas shoppers can now start planning their visit to Newcastle's Christmas Market after the full list of 70 traders ...

Sunderland residents are invited to comment on renewing the Public Spaces Protection Order tackling anti-social behaviour and environmental offences by November 15, 2026.

Queen of the Slide Guitar Erja Lyytinen delivered an intimate solo blues set at Darlington’s Angels Cut, featuring Muddy Waters, Elmore James and Hallelujah.

Award-winning My Delhi will take over the former Frankie and Benny's site in Sunderland, aiming to open in early 2027.

A tree surgeon caused hundreds of pounds of damage when he clipped a pillar while turning his car around outside Durham Railway Station, a court heard. Thomas Pearson’s Toyota struck an electrical box ...

Two teenagers have been charged in connection with stab attacks in Thornaby as two others are arrested over “targeted ...

The IMF has raised its UK inflation forecasts for 2026 and 2027, warning that the Middle East conflict could push up food and ...

A Sedgefield dad with terminal cancer has defied the odds to celebrate his birthday three years after doctors expected him to die.

After 50 years in showbusiness, Kevin Kennedy tells Andrew White why a dark new role is sending him back on the road.