Durham OnAir

County Durham secondary school ranked by its latest GCSE Attainment 8 score. See which schools came top in the new Department for Education figures.

Two County Durham men have been punished after fraudulently obtaining almost £10,000 through false council tax claims.

A689 in Howden-le-Wear, County Durham, remains closed after a Northumbrian Water main burst on November 5, with repairs expected to last several days.

An award-winning South Asian restaurant is finally preparing to open the doors to its long-awaited Durham city centre venue.

Ghost sightings, an unsolved murder and a hidden underground well have helped make the Old Well Inn in Barnard Castle one of the UK's 'most haunted' pubs.

Durham OnAir, the local radio station for County Durham & Darlington, is today celebrating 6 years of bringing local radio back to County Durham.

Harry Enfield is visiting Stockton Globe on November 21st with his new show Harry Enfield and No Chums. Famous for giving the world unforgettable comic characters including Loadsamoney, Stavros, Kevin and Perry, Smashie and Nicey, The Old Gits and Tim Nice-But-Dim.

Having been invited to a preview reherasal a few weeks ago, I was incredibly excited to see how the superb Darlington OS would transport us all into the world of We Will Rock You. Would the performers manage to honour the vocal brilliance of Queen? Would I be rocked? Or would I leave thinking 'Another one bites the dust"?

Thursday 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.

Sir Mark Rowley tells the BBC that what he heard reported from Brand's trial came close to "victim blaming".

The prime minister told the BBC that Labour politicians courting the comedian a decade ago had not been aware of his crimes.

The Treasury Committee chair says she is "shocked" after one university compared repayments to the price of coffee.

The union is in dispute with London Underground over working arrangements for drivers.

Nordi Mukiele is set to return to Sunderland's starting line-up for Sunday's crunch game against Chelsea

Matthias Jaissle has sought to clarify what he regards as confusion over his ‘vertical football’ approach at Newcastle United

Will Lankshear misses England Under-21s squad after a muscular injury, casting doubt over Middlesbrough striker’s availability for Watford in the Championship.

Paul Watson's role explained after his arrival as Middlesbrough's new chief technical officer