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The most difficult GP surgeries to contact by phone in County Durham have been revealed in the results of the NHS GP Patient Survey 2026.

The easiest GP surgeries to contact by phone in County Durham have been revealed in the NHS GP Patient Survey 2026.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted arson after a fire broke out at a bungalow on Cheshire Place in Bishop Auckland.

A Shildon sex offender who tried to arrange sexual activity with a child must wait to learn his fate.

Sarah Longstaff, 37, of Langley Park, has been fined and made subject to a restraining order after admitting harassment by arranging unwanted takeaway deliveries and making repeated withheld-number phone calls to a victim.

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.

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

Ann Widdecombe became a dominant pro-Brexit voice later in her career.

The former mayor of Greater Manchester is unopposed in the race to replace Sir Keir Starmer.

On Thursday, temperatures exceeded 34C for the eighth day this year, breaking the previous record of seven days in a calendar year.

Kim Hellberg provides a Middlesbrough transfer update as Boro work to further strengthen their squad

North East schoolgirls have taken inspiration from England’s run to the Women’s T20 World Cup final with more than 100 girls from 12 schools taking part in a regional cricket competition at Durham’s Riverside ground.

We recorded the latest episode of our Middlesbrough podcast You Are My Boro from the club's training base in Portugal this week

Tommy Conway and Riley McGree are expected to be in contention to return to action around the start of Middlesbrough's Championship season.