Durham OnAir

A disqualified Consett driver caught behind the wheel of a car as he rushed to a family emergency has been banned from the roads again.

A troubled Newton Aycliffe teenager who grabbed a wooden spear when two police officers tried to arrest him has been given a community order.

An illegal immigrant was locked into a disused pizza shop converted into a cannabis farm and left to look after the near 200-plant crop, a court was told.

Reassembly work has begun on Whorlton Bridge in County Durham, bringing the historic 1831 suspension bridge closer to reopening after nearly seven years of closure.

Secondary schools in County Durham are being urged to join Mary’s Meals’ Feed A School initiative, helping fund daily meals for children in countries including Malawi and Zambia.

Join Olivier award winner and leading lady Cassidy Janson as she honours the music of icon Carole King who she played for two years in ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ in London’s West End

The owners of Veeno Durham have announced that the restaurant is trading as normal and continues to welcome guests, following recent developments involving the wider Veeno Bars brand.

A man from the North East is walking 62 miles from Saltburn Pier to Roker Pier, aiming to complete the journey within 62 hours, finishing at 20:20 on April 9th, which would have been his dad’s 62nd birthday.

Durham Cricket has signed up County Durham-based property and mining firm the Banks Group as its new principal partner in an agreement which also includes the naming rights to the Riverside ground.

The PM is facing calls to resign over the revelation that Lord Mandelson did not pass security checks.

Sir Keir and the top official at the Foreign Office at the time are expected to face questions from MPs next week.

The broadcaster was known for his eclectic taste and for helping champion world music on BBC Radio 1.

It comes after a group claimed to have targeted the Israeli Embassy in an online video post.

Kim Hellberg expects Hayden Hackney and Morgan Whittaker to feature for Middlesbrough before the end of the season

Dan Ballard is back in full training with Sunderland, but Regis Le Bris has hinted that Luke O’Nien’s form might mean he starts against Aston Villa

Eddie Howe is hoping Bruno Guimaraes will be able to make his Newcastle United comeback in tomorrow’s home game with Bournemouth

Club legend Nicky Featherstone will step down from his role as First Team Manager at the conclusion of the 2025/26 season.