
Durham News
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County Durham to mark Remembrance with Spitfire and poppy installation events
County Durham will mark Remembrance with a reproduction Spitfire, striking poppy installations and an art exhibition.
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'This Remembrance weekend let’s put politics aside and focus on what unites us'
Sam Rushworth MP for Bishop Auckland on Remembrance, saying 'This Remembrance weekend let’s put politics aside and focus on what unites us'.
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Man who stabbed County Durham housemate six times detained under Mental Health Act
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.
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Hundreds of young athletes gather for Barnard Castle sports festival
Barnard Castle School hosted its annual North-wide youth rugby and hockey festival, welcoming 38 teams and more than 390 athletes for competition and friendship.
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Who is standing in County Durham council by-election taking place in November?
Six candidates will contest the Craghead and South Moor by-election in County Durham on November 19, after former Reform UK councillor Aaron Hillam resigned.
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INTERVIEW: We sit down to chat with Harry Enfield ahead of his visit to StocktonHarry 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.
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REVIEW: We Will Rock you at Darlington HippodromeHaving 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"?
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Billy Elliott boys visit Easington ahead of musical openingThursday 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.
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Bellway plans weekend of events to guide first-time buyers after Your First Home details announcedBellway is organising events in County Durham to answer first-time buyers’ questions about a new Government homebuying scheme. Details of the Your First Home scheme – which will offer support to people trying to get onto the property ladder – are set to be announced in the Budget on Wednesday 28 October.
National News
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Married at First Sight UK cancelled after BBC revealed rape allegationsChannel 4 will reinvest the show's budget in "distinctive new programming" and said sorry again to the women involved.
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England captain Harry Kane signs new Bayern dealEngland captain Harry Kane signs a new deal with Bayern Munich that runs until 2029.
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New £200m fleet of publicly funded trains in Wales barely used after three yearsThe final piece in a £2bn rail project is late, with less than half of the trains tested.
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Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendumPound reaches highest level against a basket of currencies since the Brexit referendum a decade ago.
North East Sport
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Sunderland predicted team for Dinamo Zagreb after squad change & with Chelsea in mind
Our predicted Sunderland team for the Europa League tie against Dinamo Zagreb at the Stadium of Light
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What Phil Parkinson heard from Boro players at half-time was 'music to Wrexham ears'
Phil Parkinson's verdict on Wrexham's win against Middlesbrough in the Championship
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Candid Sunderland star opens up on his 'hard journey' - now he feels 'at home'
Timur Tutierov opens up on his journey to the Sunderland first team
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Kim Hellberg hits back at Will Lankshear suggestion after Boro's defeat at Wrexham
Kim Hellberg is confident his Middlesbrough side can function without Will Lankshear, claiming it was not the key factor in the defeat at Wrexham
