Meet the business owner who left school at 16 – and now employs almost 40 staff
An entrepreneur who left school at 16 has grown two successful businesses, creating almost 40 jobs.
Three arrested in Darlington in money laundering probe as police spotted off lane
Three people have been arrested after a money laundering probe on Snipe Lane in Darlington.
Darlington ex-RAF man crushed to death under the top deck of a car transporter
A former RAF officer from Darlington who toured Afghanistan was crushed to death while he was trying to operate a car transporter, an inquest has heard.
Dramatic pictures show stable fire in County Durham
A stable fire in County Durham sparked an early-morning response from fire crews.
Why people are wrong about this town labelled among ‘worst’ in County Durham
Mocked as “Afghanistanley” online, Stanley has deep mining history, green neighbourhoods, Beamish Museum, walking routes and home to a Newcastle United star.
County Durham prisoner hurled cup of urine at officer’s face at HMP Deerbolt
A County Durham prisoner has been sentenced after launching a cup of urine at an officer at HMP Deerbolt.
County Durham grandad says £170 parking fine ‘unfair’ and vows to take fight to court
A Consett man says he has been threatened with bailiffs after refusing to pay a £170 parking fee he believes was unfairly issued.
Families ‘in the dark’ over future of County Durham private school amid closure fears
Parents of pupils at Durham High School say their children have been left “hugely distressed” as uncertainty continues over whether the independent school will reopen after the summer holidays.
NAMED: Man appears in court after burglaries and vehicle theft in County Durham town
Jack Oughton, 25, of Wordsworth Road, Chilton, appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court on Saturday (June 27), following a spate of alleged burglaries across a County Durham town.
‘Murdered toddler found lifeless and cold’ just one minute after 999 call
Paramedics have told the jury in a murder trial that a North East toddler was lifeless and cold when they arrived at the scene a minute after a 999 call.