Durham OnAir

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Durham County Council, featuring a range of proposals including residential extensions, tree works, changes of use, and new developments.

AFTER nearly 10 years and more than £10m, all the gardens of Auckland Palace are opening free to the public for the first time this spring.

The Durham Easter Egg Run returns on Easter Sunday, with hundreds of bikes set to visit hospitals in County Durham and Darlington.

Couple Andy Hope and Brad Skeen, have opened their first shop the 'Village Cakery' on Fore Bondgate, Bishop Auckland.

Dan Burn, Lewis Miley and Tim Krul are among the Newcastle United stars who have visited Performance 28 in Chester-le-Street.

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Cherrie as Deputy Chief Fire Officer.

More bees and butterflies will soon be winging their way to Durham City thanks to a new project from a community charity which supports children with disabilities. The Sensory Place provides a range of activities, events and support for children with disabilities up to the age of 25, and works with around 200 families from across the region.

After 40 years as a newspaper journalist at home and abroad, Stuart Laundy has relished swapping notebook and pen for microphone and mixer.

A Sunderland-based chef is set to represent the North East on the upcoming series of Great British Menu, with the regional heats airing on BBC Two on Tuesday 24th March at 6.30pm.

Four Hatzola ambulances were set alight in the car park of a synagogue in Golders Green in the early hours of 23 March.

A member of the public found the bag containing guns and a Taser on a south London street.

The age at which people can start receiving the state pension is going up in stages over the next two years.

Benjamin Edwards was punched, kicked and bitten on the face during the attack

Millwall boss Alex Neil talked at length about Josh Coburn and Middlesbrough after Millwall's win at the Riverside

Kim Hellberg explains why he delayed his Middlesbrough substitutions in the home defeat to Millwall

Darlington College student Thomas Hill is aiming to qualify for the pole vaulting World Championships after winning bronze at the English School Games.

Darlington's National League North play-off hopes were dealt another major blow after conceding a stoppage goal to lose 2-1 to Scarborough, spoiling the unexpected debut of goalkeeper Liam Mason