Durham OnAir

A man who tried to convey a drugs package into prison was told it is “highly likely, if not inevitable” he will find himself serving time behind bars, as a result.

A bi-monthly street food market in Stanley, County Durham, has been praised for boosting town centre footfall and bringing the community together, according to a new survey.

Award-winning blind comedian and musician David Eagle will bring his solo stand-up show Flying Solo to Bowes & Gilmonby Parish Hall.

A live performance celebrating wartime heroism will take place in County Durham, as musician Louise Jordan brings her solo show Behind Enemy Lines to Barningham Village Hall, near Barnard Castle,

Remondis Limited, based in Bedlington, has applied to expand its fleet at Birtley West Line Industrial Estate, near Chester-le-Street.

A man from the North East is walking 62 miles from Saltburn Pier to Roker Pier, aiming to complete the journey within 62 hours, finishing at 20:20 on April 9th, which would have been his dad’s 62nd birthday.

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Cherrie as Deputy Chief Fire Officer.

More bees and butterflies will soon be winging their way to Durham City thanks to a new project from a community charity which supports children with disabilities. The Sensory Place provides a range of activities, events and support for children with disabilities up to the age of 25, and works with around 200 families from across the region.

Durham Cricket has signed up County Durham-based property and mining firm the Banks Group as its new principal partner in an agreement which also includes the naming rights to the Riverside ground.

The prime minister says fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz would help "stabilise" prices in the UK.

Temperatures reach 26C (79F) in some places on Wednesday.

Robert Smith, 61, died from drowning at an address in Erdington in October 2023.

Tens of thousands of babies were taken from their unmarried mothers in the three decades after World War Two.

Borussia Dortmund managing director Lars Ricken has emphatically dismissed suggestions the Bundesliga club could make a move for Newcastle's Nick Woltemade this summer

Kim Hellberg was left staggered by the efforts of Aidan Morris over the Easter weekend, admitting he "cannot understand" how the midfielder managed to deliver two tireless all-action displays on the back of a gruelling international break

We're giving away two pairs of tickets for Sunderland's Premier League game against Tottenham at the Stadium of Light

Sean Dyche has warned Sunderland that relegation-threatened Tottenham will rally under new boss Robert De Zerbi, insisting their dire form has “bottomed out”.