Durham News

A troubled Newton Aycliffe teenager who grabbed a wooden spear when two police officers tried to arrest him has been given a community order.

Secondary schools in County Durham are being urged to join Mary’s Meals’ Feed A School initiative, helping fund daily meals for children in countries including Malawi and Zambia.

County Durham Met Office weather latest. County is in for a largely dry and bright start to the weekend, with a fine Friday giving way to a wetter and windier Saturday before a cooler, showery but improving Sunday.

The Witham arts centre in Barnard Castle will celebrate its 180th anniversary with a weekend of events on April 25–26, alongside a £230,000 investment to support its future.

Bellway has issued a statement after a teenager was left fighting for his life following an industrial incident at a Durham building site.

A teenager is fighting for his life after a concrete pipe toppled onto him at a Durham building site.

A double killer who stabbed a mother-of-three to death in a ferocious attack has died behind bars at HMP Frankland in County Durham.

Paramedics gave CPR to a man at the roadside of a crash in Annfield Plain as two people remain in hospital with serious injuries.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash closed a County Durham road for eight hours.

A County Durham road was closed for seven hours following an incident overnight - with drivers urged to avoid the road at the time.

Geeta Sharma was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in September 2023 after her retirement. She passed away aged 67 on Saturday, April 11.

An arrest warrant has been issued after a Chilton man failed to turn up at court after admitting carrying an offensive weapon in public.

A fourth person has appeared in court accused of being involved in a conspiracy to make and sell false Covid ‘passport’ records in Darlington.

A County Durham man has denied a charge of aggravated burglary, in a house break-in where he is accused of carrying a metal bat.

A man has appeared at court accused of threatening to kill a woman at his home in an incident earlier this year.

Bishop Auckland's Declan Sains, 28, engaged in sexual communication with what he believed to be a teenage boy for six days last summer, after logging on to a chat room, on July 2.

A man has been jailed for 90 months after endangering the lives of a woman and her grown-up son after trying to start a fire at their County Durham home.

Aldi has helped provide more than 1,600 meals to people in need across County Durham during Easter as part of its UK-wide food redistribution efforts.

Around 700 pupils from Barnard Castle School performed at the Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead, delivering a large-scale concert after a day of rehearsals.

The Light, a new cultural venue in Durham City, has completed its main construction phase and is set to open in summer 2026, showcasing exhibitions across art, history and science.

Bishop Auckland College marked its Community Action Week with students and staff contributing 5,000 volunteer hours to community projects across County Durham.

Durham will host a day of free heritage events on April 18 to mark World Heritage Day, celebrating the city’s historic landmarks and raising awareness of their preservation.

Barratt and David Wilson Homes North East has donated £1,500 via the Barratt Redrow Foundation to Durham Area Disability Leisure Group, supporting accessible activities for disabled children and young people.

Hundreds of NHS staff in County Durham and Darlington are to lose their jobs across the region’s hospitals and health facilities.

Lumley New Road was closed near Chester le Street after an old tank shell was found in the river close to the road.

An Italian bar and restaurant chain that has venues across the UK has entered administration

A Bedlington mum claims her home could “go up in smoke” after wiring for her bathroom spotlights were put in plant pots.

A man has been jailed for repeatedly pestering his own grandmother for money for drugs, then resorting to violence and damaging her home if she refused.

A Darlington woman accused of racially aggravated harassment is to be assessed as to her fitness to plead, prior to the charge being put to her.

A team from Hays Travel in Bishop Auckland raised over £1,300 for Great Aycliffe Cancer Support Group by completing a 900-mile treadmill challenge inspired by the Canadian Rockies.

A County Durham based property, housebuilding and mining firm is marking another year as principal partner of Durham Cricket.

The impact of a fund designed to increase business growth in County Durham has been praised for attracting £40 million of investment.

Willow Burn Hospice in Lanchester, County Durham, has raised £22,000 through a gala fundraiser to support its end-of-life and palliative care services.

North East MPs have warned that proposed protest powers in the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill could be open to abuse by a future ‘hard-right’ government.

The scams include fake QR codes for parking, fake card readers on machines and electoral register emails

Sam Rushworth MP has told the boss of collapsed motorbike clothing company Scott Leathers to stop blaming the government and 'look inward' instead.

A sex offender is facing a likely prison sentence after admitting new child sex abuse image charges.

Almost a dozen County Durham firefighters spent four hours rescuing a distressed horse in mud at Fence Houses

Bishop Auckland mum, Megan Broomfield, has described her heartbreak after her son was stillborn on the day of what should have been her baby shower

A Darlington man has pleaded guilty to a string of offences after he was caught carrying a knife following a Bishop Auckland burglary.

A tradesman left a customer out of pocket having taken £1,000-plus payment for renovation work on her kitchen, none of which he completed.

A Chester-le-Street punter carried out a bloody attack at a social club breaking a man's nose after accusing him of spiking his drink.

A man admitted putting a window out of an Audi car parked outside the owner’s home.

Nearly 100 young people from a County Durham community enjoyed a free, action-packed activity day at an event organised by a charity.

A surprising number of well-known screen stars have County Durham roots, including Alun Armstrong and Jamie Bell.

Former film actor turned prisoner who once starred Hollywood film Jason Hoganson has died suddenly aged 55.

A council has been urged to prioritise using its own children’s care homes instead of those run by costly external providers.

Almost every chief executive in the North East is taking home a bigger salary than the Prime Minister, figures reveal.

Part of the C267 School Lane near to Winnows Hill Farm in Consett, running alongside Derwent Reservoir, remained closed on Tuesday.

A baby skeleton who was found with twine wrapped around its neck in Bishop Auckland could have been alive in the 1700s, an inquest has heard.