Durham OnAir

A Bishop Auckland man who stole more than £500 worth of coats when he targeted the same shop twice has walked free from court.

Colin Storr, 63, died in hospital on March 22, 2024, after being found unresponsive in his HMP Durham cell six days earlier.

Bishop Auckland Specsavers store is set to host an audiology awareness week, offering hearing screenings and expert advice.

Alice House Hospice has received a £36,000 grant from Durham Freemasons to expand financial support for patients and families facing end-of-life care costs.

Durham railway station - one of the city’s most recognisable gateways - is set to receive renewed focus after concerns were raised about litter around its approaches.

Luke, 14, from Durham, has just been announced as an ambassador for CarFest’s annual Do More Good Week, a dedicated campaign shining a light on the real-life impact of funds raised through the festival.

Durham Markets is calling on knitters, crocheters, craft groups and community organisations across the region to take part in a major community project to mark Remembrance Day 2026. The ambitious initiative aims to create 12,600 handmade poppies – one for every soldier of the Durham Light Infantry who lost their lives during the World Wars.

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.

Tanfield Railway, the world’s oldest railway, is delighted to welcome Furness 20, Britain’s oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive, as part of its Tanfield300 Great North Festival of Railways this May.

Sir Keir Starmer says he takes responsibility after early results see Labour lose seats and Reform UK make ground.

So far, we have a chunk of the results around the parts of England that have had contests and no results yet from Scotland or Wales.

Reform UK has made gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives in early council election results overnight.

Reform are the winners so far, with more results still to be declared.

Eddie Howe says Lewis Miley is facing "a few months out" after the midfielder fractured his leg in a "really innocuous" training ground incident

Michael Carrick is expecting a tough test against Sunderland as he returns to the scene of one of his worst days as a Manchester United player

Middlesbrough and Southampton's Championship play-off clash is under a cloud of controversy following accusations of spying

How should Southampton be punished if they are found guilty of spying on Middlesbrough's training ahead of the play-off semi-finals?