Durham OnAir

Spennymoor woman Lucy Peart fined £200 after poking a police officer in the eye and kicking another while trying to stop her partner’s arrest on July 16.

The A66 dualling scheme linking North Yorkshire and Cumbria could cost £2.67bn, more than double its original estimate.

County Durham will mark Remembrance with a reproduction Spitfire, striking poppy installations and an art exhibition.

Sam Rushworth MP for Bishop Auckland on Remembrance, saying 'This Remembrance weekend let’s put politics aside and focus on what unites us'.

Kurt Pearn has been detained under the Mental Health Act after his housemate was stabbed six times in Consett; he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

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 will argue that the current system is unable to cope with the sophistication of modern criminals.

Brand is told to expect a prison sentence "of some length" and faces more rape allegations, it can now be reported.

The government argues the change will help jobseekers and could help to prevent pay discrimination.

The income went to the former prince rather than his landlord the Crown Estate.

Regis Le Bris admits Sunderland are in an “uncomfortable” situation – but the Black Cats remains convinced he can turn around his side’s flatlining form

Noah Sadiki says Regis Le Bris is "not the problem" at Sunderland and believes the players are "letting a lot of people down" as the Black Cats' alarming slump continues

Player Ratings: Sunderland 0 Dinamo Zagreb 2 - Worryingly low marks for a host of Black Cats players

Sunderland lost for the first time in the Europa League this season as they went down 2-0 to Dinamo Zagreb at the Stadium of Light