Durham OnAir

Witton-le-Wear has been praised as a charming and picturesque County Durham village thanks to its riverside setting, history and countryside walks.

Members of an international drug smuggling ring who imported cannabis into the North East will have to wait to learn how much they will have to pay back.

A man who has admitted stabbing a woman in the back was told the only sentence he can expect is one of imprisonment, with only its length in question.

A man has appeared in court after allegedly using his car as a weapon to drive into a pedestrian on a footpath, during a street disturbance, last month.

Paul McGinnety talks to PETER BARRON about is first 100 days as the new Chief Executive of the North East Autism Society

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 government says it condemns "the behaviour in Dover" and the disruption it has caused.

The Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job.

Nigel Farage's admirers in the party are calling for a stronger operation as the party aims for power.

The firm says it needs to save about £1.7bn over the next two years.

Kim Hellberg has revealed that Will Lankshear climbed out of the sick bed to fire Middlesbrough to a 1-0 win at QPR On Saturday

Enzo Le Fee scored a late penalty to rescue a point for Sunderland in a lively 1-1 draw against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium

How Middlesbrough's players rated in the 1-0 Championship win at QPR

Middlesbrough beat QPR 1-0 thanks to Will Lankshear's seventh goal of the season