Durham OnAir

A drunk Spennymoor man who kicked and spat at police officers trying to arrest him will spend the next eight months behind bars.

Frontline police officers in County Durham and Darlington now have a dedicated place to rest, warm up and take breaks during long deployments thanks to a new welfare van funded by PCC Joy Allen.

Alan Barkiss, 51, of Short Street in Bishop Auckland, has been banned from driving for 17 months after admitting drink-driving on Arthur Terrace.

Spennymoor Town Council has partnered with Go Well Trails to launch interactive digital trails in Jubilee Park, County Durham, encouraging residents to stay active while exploring the town’s history and heritage.

County Durham and Darlington’s Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has backed a regional drive to stamp out racism and religious hatred by signing up to the North East Anti-Racism Coalition’s Become the Bridge campaign

Young children are less likely to react negatively to the smell of vegetables they were repeatedly exposed to pre-birth, according to a new study.

Over half (54%) of people in the North East oppose the Government’s proposed holiday tax, according to a major new poll of over 10,000 adults across Great Britain, commissioned by UKHospitality.

New casting is announced for the multi-award-winning hit stage show Moulin Rouge! The Musical which will be welcomed by Sunderland Empire from Friday 5 – Saturday 27 June as part of its first ever world tour.

English Touring Opera (ETO), the nation’s leading touring opera company, bring two brand-new productions to Gala Theatre Durham in May 2026. Featuring the company’s first ever production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s fizzing comedy The Gondoliers and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci in a new English translation, ETO also bring a new opera for children, Ada and the Code Crusaders, to schools in Durham.

Sir Keir Starmer and his backers argue a leadership contest would paralyse the government for months.

The economy grew by 0.3% in the month, official figures show, confounding analysts' forecasts of a small contraction.

Children aged eight and nine returning to the UK from abroad will be able to use e-gates from 8 July.

It comes as a Unite the Kingdom rally is taking place in central London on the same day as the annual Nakba march.

Hartlepool United have appointed former Newcastle United and Sunderland midfielder Lee Clark as their new head coach

Sunderland's Enzo Le Fee is confident he can be even better next term if he is stationed in a central attacking-midfield role on a regular basis

The coming 48 hours look set to be crucial as pressure grows on the EFL to start the hearing that will determine Southampton's fate after the south coast club were found to be spying on Middlesbrough a week ago

A North East boxer who grew up in a tough estate has spoken about how fighting for the right reasons changed the course of his life.