Man changes plea and admits joint theft of caravan from Crimdon Dene Holiday Park
A man who previously denied taking part in the theft of a caravan from a holiday park on the County Durham coast has changed plea and admitted the offence.
Costa Blanca fugitive and UK-based accomplice jailed for North East cocaine supply
Two drug dealers are behind bars for their illicit activities involving the supply of high-purity cocaine.
Man who plunged into River Wear from Durham bridge in serious condition after rescue
A 28-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital after being pulled from the River Wear off North Road in Durham.
Thunderstorm warning issued across North East as heavy showers set to hit
The Met Office has issued a thunderstorms yellow weather warning across parts of the North East as heavy showers set to hit.
‘Matter of time until someone dies’ as balaclava-clad yobs cause chaos in Darlington
A councillor has warned that it’s “only a matter of time until someone is killed” at a Darlington junction where off-road bikers in balaclavas travel red lights.
Patients contacted as NHS Trust expand review into surgeon whose work is ‘of concern’
Spire Washington Hospital confirmed on Monday (August 17) that the review into care provided by former consultant orthopaedic surgeon Leslie Irwin is continuing.
County Durham pervert was caught with extreme porn involving animals on Xbox
A man who “buried his head in the sand”, when facing a trial for possessing child abuse images, has had his “one chance” to avoid an immediate prison sentence.
TV star police officer had sexual relationship with ‘vulnerable’ woman he met on duty
Former Cleveland police man, Ben Burgess, who appeared on a Channel 5’s Inside the Force has been barred after pursuing a sexual relationship with a victim.
Darlington man gets conditional discharge for assaults on three NHS workers
Alexander Jefferson, 26, of Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough, was given a conditional discharge after admitting three assaults on NHS workers in Darlington.
Bird that was ‘on brink of disappearing from Britain’ spotted in North East
A rare and famously secretive bird, the Bittern, has been spotted in the skies of the North East by a photographer.