Drink and drug-fuelled sex attacker dragged off woman as he tried to molest her

A sex attacker had to be dragged from a woman’s bed as he tried to molest her, despite her protestations.
Nine roads set to be closed in and around Darlington – see where they all are

Drivers in Darlington should prepare for multiple road closures Monday, June 8. Including Lunedale Road and Station Road.
Take That Sunderland – look back on gigs we’ll Never Forget ahead of band’s return

Take That are no strangers to Sunderland – and as they prepare to return to the Stadium of Light, we look back at their fantastic nights in the city.
Mum’s pick up horror after arriving at school to find daughter, 8, had escaped

A Darlington mum was met by a desperate police search at the gates of her daughter’s school after the girl escaped through a gap in the fence.
Meet the man with a drone and a new perspective on the beauty of the North East

“I’M ALSO a bit of a cyclist,” says Dave Wilkin, whose aerial photography Memories readers have been admiring for several months, “and just as cyclists can never just have one bike so as a drone photographer, you can never just have one drone.”
Stylish Richmond home with balcony, garden office and green credentials for £625,000

If period properties just aren’t your thing, but you still want a home with bags of style, individually designed energy-efficient Woodside House might well tick all the right boxes.
What is the weather like in Darlington and County Durham this week?

Rain is expected to dominate the start of the working week in Darlington, with showers easing and conditions turning drier and warmer by Thursday and Friday.
The tiny ‘hidden gem’ coastal restaurant that seats just 24 people at a time

Restaurant Number 20, in Port Mulgrave between Staithes and Runswick Bay, currently holds a 4.9-star rating on TripAdvisor.
The ‘remote’ village just an hour from Darlington with links to popular TV show

A tiny Yorkshire Dales village just minutes from the farm made famous by Channel 5’s Our Yorkshire Farm has been praised by visitors.
Police warn teens of ‘money-muling’ dangers after three arrested in sting

Police are warning people of the dangers involved in so-called “money-muling” after a sting operation led to the arrest of three suspects.