Durham OnAir

A Newton Aycliffe stalker who repeatedly harassed his former partner has avoided an immediate jail sentence.

A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of a sex offender who failed to appear at court for an alleged breach of his notification requirements.

Two men accused of a shop robbery are prepared to admit assaulting an assistant who confronted them with a walking stick, a court heard.

The owners of Sanders Cove in Barnard Castle are seeking to keep its striking purple shopfront after Durham County Council was alerted to concerns.

Two men caught tending a large, potentially lucrative cannabis farm, will be sentenced for their part in the operation, next week.

To mark National Dog Day on Wednesday, 26th August, dog owners are being urged to stop judging a successful walk by the number of miles covered and give their dogs more time to follow their noses.

Following the sell-out success of last year's Jaws 50th Anniversary screening, Gala Durham is preparing to launch a major new cinema season, The Blockbuster Era: When Movies Became Events, opening with a special screening of Back To The Future on Saturday 5 September 2026.

Almost a third of adults in the North East (31%) don’t know that regular exercise can reduce your risk of developing bowel cancer, a YouGov poll commissioned by Bowel Cancer UK has found. *

Durham Jazz Festival is seeing strong demand ahead of its inaugural event this October, with its first show now sold out and several more performances approaching capacity.

The leaders also discuss Ukraine and the Middle East in Burnham's first bilateral talks in Downing Street.

The funeral of one of five young men killed in the crash with a police car is due to take place.

Speaking at the party's conference, economy spokesman Robert Jenrick says Reform will be the "party of fiscal responsibility".

Units in the UK not preparing to be deployed have been told to cut back on training exercises due to cost pressures.

Matthias Jaissle insisted he will be keeping a close watch on Nick Woltemade despite giving the green light for his fellow German to move on loan to Juventus

Regis Le Bris will be disappointed to see Chemsdine Talbi leave Sunderland but admits an exit for the winger is "possible", with talks understood to be ongoing over a potential move to Saudi Arabia

Sunderland have been rocked by a major fresh injury blow, with Habib Diarra facing between six and eight weeks on the sidelines

Kim Hellberg says Rokas Pukstas is physically "ready to go" for Middlesbrough after featuring prominently for Hajduk Split prior to completing his move to the Riverside this week