
Durham News
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Inside Durham Police control room where staff have handled 217,000 calls this year
Durham Police has praised the often unseen staff who keep the force running around the clock.
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Man assaulted woman and damaged phone after she tried to stop row in Bishop Auckland
A man lost his temper when a woman stepped into an argument with his friend during a drinking night out.
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County Durham paedophile set up Telegram and Reddit accounts under fake names
Daniel Price has been jailed for breaching sex-offender registration rules and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
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County Durham man ordered to pay £1,154 after threatening two men
County Durham man Liam Armstrong, of Cockfield fined for threatening two men in Staindrop under the Public Order Act
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County Durham man with Parkinson’s backs wellbeing campaign after taking up rowing
Sean Bell of County Durham man who took up rowing after his Parkinson’s diagnosis is backing a campaign urging men to improve their physical and mental wellbeing through exercise.
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Billy Elliott boys visit Easington ahead of musical openingThursday 22 October saw a new generation of Billy Elliot’s take an educational trip to the original North East film locations of the acclaimed 2000 film, including Seaham and Easington Colliery, ahead of Billy Elliot The Musical’s launch in Wearside this November.
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Bellway plans weekend of events to guide first-time buyers after Your First Home details announcedBellway is organising events in County Durham to answer first-time buyers’ questions about a new Government homebuying scheme. Details of the Your First Home scheme – which will offer support to people trying to get onto the property ladder – are set to be announced in the Budget on Wednesday 28 October.
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Highest Civic Honour Award to Volunteers Preserving World’s Oldest RailwayVolunteers at the historic Tanfield Railway have been awarded the Durham County Council Chairman’s Medal, the highest civic honour in County Durham.
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Alnwick poison garden features in new Guiness World Record book!Ahead of Halloween, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS (GWR), the global authority on record-breaking achievements, is celebrating one of Britain's most unusual record holders, as Northumberland's famous Alnwick Poison Garden receives its official certificate for the most species of plant in a poison garden, with an extraordinary 97 toxic and narcotic species.
National News
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Treasury will not commit to reducing welfare bill before next electionThe Treasury is disputing that the chancellor suggested to the BBC the benefits bill will be cut before the next election.
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I earn £30,000. I'm angry there was no fuel duty cut in the BudgetPeople on a range of incomes from £4,062 to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they made of this year's Budget.
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Poundland's future hangs in the balance as chain edges towards collapsePoundland's bosses is filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators to the business.
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Russell Brand's wife tells his rape trial he is 'kind and a wonderful father'Laura Brand tells the jury at his trial she feels "very seen by him" and "I love him very much".
North East Sport
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Will Lankshear: 'I love Middlesbrough - joining was the best decision of my life'
Will Lankshear says joining Middlesbrough is the best decision he's ever made
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Regis Le Bris explains his Sunderland plan for 'gifted' Jocelin Ta Bi
Jocelin Ta Bi starred for Sunderland in the Carabao Cup win over Brentford
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Sir Geoffrey Boycott goes extra mile for grassroots cricket in North East
Sir Geoffrey Boycott backs North East grassroots cricket, supporting the NYSD League with signed shirts, a video and appearances ahead of its November 14 awards.
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Juan Angulo absence explained & Wilson Isidor Sunderland injury update after cup win
Regis Le Bris provides a Sunderland injury update after the Carabao Cup win over Brentford
