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Local features, events, what's on and local stories! This is the latest from Durham OnAir.


May 31, 2024
Calamity Jane's Coming to Sunderland with star casting!
Jamie Wilson Productions is delighted to announce the revival of The Watermill Theatre’s whip-crackin’ production of the Broadway and...

May 24, 2024
Underground explosion in Durham City
At around 12:30pm this afternoon police were called to the North Road area of Durham City after reports of what seems to be an...

May 23, 2024
New exhibitions to open at three Durham University museums
A series of exhibitions will open to the public across three Durham University museums. The exhibitions, which have been curated by MA...


May 22, 2024
Firefighters who rescued brothers from burning building honoured
Firefighters who rescued two brothers from a burning building in Peterlee have been recognised for their life-saving actions. At around...


May 15, 2024
University Choral group sings to acclaim with the Royal Northern Sinfonia
A university choral society has been making a big impact in recent months in the North East of England. Earlier this year, Durham...


May 15, 2024
A new exhibition marking the anniversary of the 1924 Everest Expedition opens at the Oriental Museum
A new exhibition opens at the Oriental Museum on 24 May to mark the centenary of the first Western, and ultimately tragic, attempt to...


May 15, 2024
Narnia To Return To Sunderland!
The celebrated production of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which was loved by audiences and critics alike during its...


May 13, 2024
Tyne and Wear British Engines workers strike over pay
Around 170 workers employed in Newcastle and South Shields by historic North East engineering firm British Engines will strike over pay,...

May 10, 2024
JAMES ANNOUNCE NEW WARM UP SHOW
James have recently announced a new live show at Stockton Globe on 31st May 2024. The well-known Mancunian rock band have just...


May 9, 2024
Durham University singing group retains national championship and competes on world stage
Durham University’s a cappella singing group Northern Lights has become the first mixed group to defend the national championship,...

May 9, 2024
Durham Among UK's Most Dangerous Student Zones
New research has shed light on the university zones with the highest crime rates, pinpointing Cathays in Cardiff as the riskiest and...


May 3, 2024
Mobile phone app brings Alice in Wonderland to Durham University’s Botanic Garden
A mobile phone app will bring classic children’s story Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to life at Durham University’s Botanic Garden...


May 3, 2024
Durham Fringe Festival 2024 has launched
Durham Fringe Festival 2024 returns bigger and better with eight performance spaces across seven venues, 90 different shows and a total...


May 2, 2024
Durham Cathedral Choristers head to London to perform at St Paul’s Cathedral
Durham Cathedral Choir will be joining the choirs of St Paul’s and Rochester Cathedral to sing together at the 2024 Clergy Support Trust...


May 2, 2024
Newcastle family reunite with the crew who saved his life
Duncan Stuart, father of three from South Gosforth needed urgent help from North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) when he experienced...


May 2, 2024
The Salvation Army and Home Instead launch memory café for community
Local home care company, Home Instead Darlington & Northallerton, and The Salvation Army in Darlington, have joined forces to support...


Apr 29, 2024
Funding boost to support water quality in County Durham
Water quality in two County Durham watercourses will benefit from a partnership project, led by the Wear Rivers Trust and supported by...


Apr 24, 2024
Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms kicks off its summer season
A jam-packed programme of musicals, plays and variety shows at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre is now available to entertain...


Apr 24, 2024
Crews rescue horse trapped in mud in Chester-le-Street
It was ‘neigh-bother’ for Firefighters to rescue a horse trapped in mud in Chester-le-Street. Crews from County Durham and Darlington...


Apr 24, 2024
Be Water Aware
Firefighters are urging the public not to take risks when near the water and warned that doing so can have tragic consequences. The stark...
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