Darlington bus services to be disrupted tomorrow during running festival
Bus passengers are being warned of significant disruption across Darlington tomorrow as thousands of runners take part in the town’s running festival.
Suspected ‘rare’ killer whale spotted off North East coast in ‘magical’ encounter
Marine wildlife experts are examining photographs of what could be a killer whale spotted close to the coast at Saltburn-by-the-Sea last week.
North East trains cancelled after person hit by train on East Coast Mainline
Some North East rail services have been cancelled and passengers warned of significant delays after a person was hit by a train on the East Coast Mainline.
Pictures show damage as car ‘flips and smashes into park’ in village near Darlington
Fencing and playground equipment were left damaged, and a telephone pole was felled in a village near Darlington after a car is believed to have overturned.
North East funeral director demands change as undertaker who gave wrong ashes jailed
A North East funeral director has called for urgent regulation of the industry after a disgraced undertaker was jailed for 20 years for hoarding bodies.
Matt Baker welcomes new puppy Ted after heartbreak over beloved dog Bob
TV presenter Matt Baker has welcomed a new puppy into his family months after sharing his heartbreak over the death of his beloved pet, Bob.
Air ambulance lands in park after child falls near coastal minature railway
An air ambulance and paramedics attended an incident that saw a child fall next to a miniature railway at Valley Gardens Park in Saltburn on Friday (July 31).
Person left unconscious rushed to hospital after car smashes into North East home
A police cordon remains in place on Chester Road, close to Sunderland Royal Hospital, after a Volkswagen T-Roc became wedged in the wall of a property.
UK gambling firm to close 132 betting shops and cut 600 jobs ‘with deep regret’
Betfred plans to cut more than 600 jobs and close 132 shops across the UK.
Video shows killer North East mum smoking and scouring internet as daughter lay dying
While Isabelle Welsh’s life was slowly ebbing away her callous mum chose to smoke a cigarette and search the internet rather than call 999.