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No prosecution over A1(M) smash which cost life of mum and unborn child
10:40pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Motorist who tried to evade speeding conviction jailed for four months
7:15pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
New Lord Mayor takes office
6:36pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Business as usual in Catterick Garrison in the wake of Woolwich murder
6:13pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Durham store stocks local interest books
6:03pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
North-East Muslims condemn murder of British soldier
5:32pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Boy, 14, is Britain's youngest football hooligan
6:05pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy has been identified as Britain’s youngest football hooligan.
Police hunt man who approached 10-year-old girl in Tees park
5:21pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Artists to host workshops at Darlington hotel
5:29pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
ARTISTS will give workshops at a Darlington hotel on Wednesday May 29.
Regeneration group looking for projects to back in Stokesley and surrounding villages
5:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
A FUNDING group is looking for projects in the Stokesley area to back.
Secret garden opens to public for first time
5:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
A SECRET garden opened to the public for the first time today to raise money for the homeless.
Soldier murdered in Woolwich named as Drummer Lee Rigby of Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
5:02pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Police expect rival protests to pass off peacefully - despite London murder increasing tensions
4:53pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Activities for young people in east Durham
4:47pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
DETAILS of a variety of sport and activity sessions in east Durham have been unveiled.
New hope for meat company over EU ban
5:50pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Best of brass returns to region
4:44pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
AN annual music festival is to return to the North-east this summer.
Boyfriend accused of supplying drugs that killed Darlington teenager
4:07pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Darlington drivers fined and a costly loss of temper
4:24pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
A TEMPORARY loss of temper ended up costing a Darlington man over £600 in court.
Vote to close Durham charity - but backers hope for last-minute rescue
5:39pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Coroner informed of unexplained death in Newton Aycliffe
5:21pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
New fashion store comes to Northallerton
4:42pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
ONE of the fast-growing players in the world of retail fashion has arrived in North Yorkshire.
Golfing pals' 72-hole challenge
3:20pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Jobless Stockton man walks free after putting student in hospital over Christmas
3:18pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Darlington man who vandalised Romanian taxi driver's car is sentenced
3:52pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Pupils' test their abilities while blindfolded
3:44pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Mental patient found 'fit and well'
3:52pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
A FEMALE patient who went missing from a North-East mental hospital has been found fit and well.
Biker in court after head-on collision
3:07pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Police turn to specialist bureau to try to resolve two missing persons cases
2:36pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Experienced musician launches mission to inspire the stars of tomorrow
3:45pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Woman due in court over death of Teesside motorcyclist
2:17pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Van driver sought after man injured in Newton Aycliffe hit and run
2:17pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Outgoing chairman of Hambleton provides £2,610 boost for local charities
2:20pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
THE outgoing chairman of Hambleton District Council has handed over £2610 to charity.
Artist creates anniversary painting to help Methodist chapel celebrate centenary
4:42pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
AN artist has completed a painting to help his Methodist church to celebrate its 100th birthday.
Durham professors call for extreme porn laws to be reformed
1:59pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Thief steals bike from 11-year-old boy in Newton Aycliffe
2:04pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Government considers extending rural fuel rebate scheme
2:53pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Conservative council launches High Court action against Government
1:16pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
A SECOND High Court legal battle has been launched over a £1.4bn waste incinerator scheme.
Inquest opens into death of Darlington grandmother
4:04pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Driver sought after hit-and-run
1:15pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
WITNESSES are being sought after a woman pedestrian was struck by a car which failed to stop.
Specialist residential service offers support to Stockton Dementia Awareness Week
1:37pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Football fun day for the family
1:07pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Group looking for community initiatives to support financially in North Yorkshire
5:09pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
A FUNDING group is looking for community initiatives to back in an area of North Yorkshire.
Story of school's link with evacuees brings war time project to life
12:54pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Wardens tackle Spennymoor complaints
1:57pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Search is launched to find talented young musicians
12:56pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
THE annual search to find the finest young musicians in the Ripon area is now underway.
Celebrating the world of dance
12:41pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Students swap Russia for Darlington
1:07pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
FOREIGN students swapped Russia for Darlington to learn more about British culture.
Firefighters rescue man stuck in broken-down cherry picker in Darlington
12:22pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a man from a broken-down cherry picker in Darlington this morning.
New science network should benefit North-East patients
12:43pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
A NEW academic science network for the North-East has been announced by NHS England.
Big prize money on offer for dementia care suggestions
12:09pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Slide helps boost charity
12:04pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
A MULTIPLE Sclerosis sufferer raised £1,200 for charity with a sip-slide from Tyne Bridge.
Popular Hurworth councillor quits after right of way battle
11:46am Thursday 23rd May 2013
Police launch investigation after body of man found in house in Hartlepool
11:27am Thursday 23rd May 2013
AN investigation has been launched after a man was found dead in a house in Hartlepool.
A66 closed as police and council mount clean up operation due to Christian festival in Darlington
11:24am Thursday 23rd May 2013
Young hopefuls offered chance to pursue football dream
1:17pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Sunderland built Nissan Micras subject of mass recall
7:24am Thursday 23rd May 2013
NISSAN cars built in Sunderland are among a mass recall sparked by a steering fault.
Anti-terror police prepare to question men over brutal slaying of British soldier
6:20am Thursday 23rd May 2013
Elected police chiefs criticised for failing to publish financial information
6:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013
Northallerton meat company takes Food Standards Agency to High Court over EU ban
6:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013
Online footprints reveal 'Joker' obsession
6:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013
Fire crews tackle Croxdale blaze
12:24am Thursday 23rd May 2013
Massive shopping development to open
12:10am Thursday 23rd May 2013
Council agrees to look at parking needs for Bishop Auckland traders
4:57pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
New indoor Bishop Auckland proms event cancelled
6:23pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
ORGANISERS have been forced to cancel part of a popular music festival in Bishop Auckland.
Diamond McCormicks celebrate 60 years after falling in love at snowstorm football match
11:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013
Post office reopens after mystery closure
6:28pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
A POST Office has re-opened after being closed for nearly three weeks.
Criminal records checks can now be monitored online
6:20pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
Stalking victims to be protected across the EU
6:16pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
A NORTH-EAST Euro MP has backed moves to grant protection to victims of stalking all across Europe.
Snails for school dinner, as Belmont marks Europe Day
5:57pm Thursday 23rd May 2013
SCHOOL pupils visited a French restaurant to celebrate Europe Day.
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