Durham OnAir

The Big Meeting is back – and this year's Met Office forecast is about as kind as Durham in July can reasonably be expected to deliver.

Nearly 13,000 homes with planning permission in County Durham have yet to be built, prompting calls for tougher powers to stop developments from stalling.

The Government is set to face calls to halt any new asylum accommodation in County Durham.

Hundreds of homes have been left without power across DL postcodes this morning following two outages in Northallerton and Bishop Auckland.

Langley Park is set to take its place at the Durham Miners' Gala for the first time in over two decades after completing a new miners' banner.

Young musicians from a County Durham primary school have been showing off their talents at the official opening of their own dedicated steel band room. West Rainton Primary School set up a steel band three years ago to give pupils the chance to learn a new musical instrument and enjoy making music together.

Sunderland Empire and Martin Dodd for UK Productions are excited to today reveal villainous casting for The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook taking flight for Christmas 2026. Turning to the dark side and sailing the high seas is Miss Rory, reinvented as the swashbuckling, sword-sharp Captain Rorina Hook from Friday 11 December 2026 until Sunday 3 January 2027.

The master illusionist returns to the north east from 7th-11th July with a run at the Stockton Globe. In this interview Derren lets us know what audiences can expect from his latest show "Only Human".

The lead cast and full creative team have been announced for the first UK tour of Burlesque the Musical. Faye Brookes will star as Tess Richarde, the Burlesque club owner portrayed by the legendary Cher in Stephen Antin’s Golden Globe winning, Best Picture nominated 2010 film.

Micheal Ward told the jury the encounter with his accuser was "wholly consensual".

The famous artefact depicting events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England will go on display in September.

The investigation is looking into donations made to Reform UK by the mother of the convicted fraudster George Cottrell, according to the Times.

A new training system is confirmed, creating 270 jobs in Wiltshire and support 420 across the UK.

Darlington will start the new National League North season with a home game against Worksop Town

Kyle Joseph has completed his move from Hull City to Middlesbrough, signing a four-year deal at the Riverside

We've been out in Portugal to interview Kim Hellberg during Middlesbrough's pre-season training camp