Durham OnAir

Taylor Wimpey UK has been formally cleared of one of two charges arising from a sewage discharge into a water course near a County Durham housing site.

A man is to stand trial later in the year after denying offences of a domestic violence nature.

A sex offender is back behind bars for breaches of a restrictive court order and an offence of attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Zoey McGill, from Newton Aycliffe, lost her son Jack Woodley after he was brutally stabbed and her other son, Jayden, has been jailed for six years.

A prison officer who exchanged phone messages with an inmate, in which they looked forward to their “first date”, narrowly avoided an immediate jail sentence herself.

Students from New College Durham are playing a vital role in preserving one of the North East’s most iconic heritage attractions after completing a major restoration project for Beamish Museum.

A ‘rising star’ writer and mother-of-two from Crook in County Durham has been shortlisted for Britain’s most prestigious award for debut authors.

A football school which provides sporting opportunities for youngsters in rural County Durham has received a donation of much-needed equipment from local housebuilder Bellway.

New College Durham (NCD) has been praised by schools across County Durham after delivering an ambitious theatre outreach project designed to inspire the next generation of performers and creative professionals.

Charities urge people to take precautions after at least nine people died after getting into difficulty in water during the warm weather.

The Labour mayor and by-election candidate rejects the former PM's call to embrace the "radical centre".

Shanice Brookes, 30, worked for a charity and was studying for a university degree, her family say.

British Medical Association resident doctor members in England announce new strike for four days from 15 June.

Newcastle United will introduce a new safe standing section at St James' Park's Leazes End next season.

Dennis Cirkin has undergone further surgery on a long-term wrist injury ahead of what is an uncertain summer for the Sunderland left-back

West Ham United are reportedly interested in Middlesbrough's head of football Kieran Scott

Barcelona have made known their interest in Newcastle forward Anthony Gordon as the battle to sign the England international gathers pace