Durham OnAir

A Bishop Auckland shoplifter who punched a store manager when he tried to recover a bottle of perfume from his pocket has been given a community order.

An offender who seems, “to have no boundaries”, is starting a lengthy prison sentence for a terrifying pre-planned early hours' robbery.

A  Barnard Castle farm is set to transform a grain store into a new padel facility.

A man who had delivered a sustained beating when his on/off partner called at his home, then had to be stopped from repeating the offence after she fled.

A Spennymoor mixed martial artist is preparing to fight on the world stage.

Nearly 50 local singers gathered above the town yesterday (Friday 7 August) for a special performance marking the opening evening of this year’s Saltburn Folk Festival.

Durham OnAir and Spennymoor Town FC have today announced the extension of their media partnership, ensuring fans can continue to enjoy live broadcast commentary of the majority of home and away matches across the National League North and FA Cup for the 2026/27 season.

The site manager in charge at Bellway’s Hedworths Green at Lambton Park development near Chester-le-Street has been rewarded for his dedication to building quality homes for their customers.

NHS Blood and Transplant is calling on people in the North East & Yorkshire to be ‘One in a Million’ by registering their decision to be an organ donor. The plan announced today (5 August) is to increase the number of people in the UK on the NHS Organ Donor Register - aiming to increase from 29 million to 30 million people to be registered donors by the end of the year. 

A woman tells the BBC her attacker kicked her hotel room door "off its hinges" after reception gave him the key.

The boat made the journey on Saturday, when a total of 258 migrants made the crossing on four boats.

The prime minister is embarking on a UK tour with a series of announcements aimed at easing living costs.

The party says the government's plans to modernise the NHS risk another major hospital scandal.

Sunderland have agreed a deal with Wrexham that will see Anthony Patterson join the Championship club on a permanent basis

Luke O'Nien is set to kick off the new Premier League season at Ipswich as Sunderland’s starting centre-half

Kim Hellberg has been impressed with Neto Borges this summer, and has hinted that the defender will be remaining with Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough's pursuit of Ashley Phillips has been paused over the weekend without a final agreement in place over the centre-half