Teenage drug dealer caught in act by undercover police in North East park
A Middlesbrough drug dealer was caught in the act by a police drone in a North East park.
83,000 panels to cover County Durham farmland as solar farm approved
A solar farm with more than 83,000 panels will be built on County Durham farmland.
Boy, 15, sets himself on fire in ‘tragic’ petrol accident in Darlington
A teenager was airlifted to hospital with burns after accidentally setting himself alight with petrol in Darlington.
800 plants found in former Sunderland school and two arrested
Two men have been arrested by armed police after an 800-plant cannabis farm was uncovered at a former school in Sunderland.
Man arrested over ‘racially aggravated’ incident at County Durham cricket match
A 60-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order after an incident at Etherley Cricket Club, near Bishop Auckland.
Child rapist who failed to declare crimes to new partner exposed by ‘love bite’
A Middlesbrough child rapist who failed to declare his crimes to his new partner was exposed when police spotted a “love bite” on his neck.
Home Office resumes plan to buy County Durham properties for asylum accommodation
The Home Office has lifted its temporary pause on procuring asylum accommodation in County Durham, saying additional bed spaces are now urgently needed.
Pervert downloaded 700 horrific sex abuse pictures of children as young as three
A man aged 67 and of previous good character “could not have been closer” to losing his liberty for the first time over his collection of child sex abuse images.
North East paedophile caught sharing sick child abuse images with like-minded pervert
A Stockton deviant who was caught sharing sickening child abuse images with a like-minded pervert has narrowly avoided an immediate prison sentence.
Major food retailer enters administration after 13 years with customers ‘distressed’
Major online food retailer Muscle Food has entered administration, leaving customers “very distressed”.