Metro Sound https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Beloved village pub where visitors say ‘you’ll be sure to find the best meal’ Sightings of venomous snakes in region increase as temperatures rise Teenager acting suspiciously at court found with unregistered phone and SIM Drunken County Durham woman sent ex video of her setting his motorbike on fire Family ‘broken’ after Aycliffe dad, 30, with ‘heart of gold’ dies of brain tumour County Durham man’s desperate plea as he faces wait for life-changing transplant First look inside new Italian café bistro at popular County Durham tourist spot ‘Horrified’ colleagues saw CCTV footge of care worker brusing patient he manhandled The brothers behind this County Durham chippy preparing to open second shop Mum-of-three ‘left in pain’ and unable to do simple tasks after botched hand surgery Judge adjourns sentencing of Newton Aycliffe sex offender to seek further information Man remanded in custody accused of shoplifting and robbery at Boots shop Darlington customers still hit by mobile outages days after issues first reported Council seizes 140 ‘squishy bun’ children’s toys as concerns emerge over safety risks County Durham man sexually assaulted girl by touching her bottom Man who helped torture on-off lover’s partner to death in Chilton dies in prison ‘Lifeline’ women’s centre in County Durham left ‘devastated’ after suspected arson Former prison officer who saw paedophile disembowelled at Frankland found dead No further action over fatal crash involving military truck and mobility scooter Eight roads to be closed in and around Darlington today – see where they are Explained: How Durham shopping centre will be revamped with new shops and flats Pensioner denies causing serious injury by careless driving in Hartlepool ‘Unknown substance’ thrown at two people at bus stop sparking 999 response County Durham takeaway fined £40,000 for employing illegal workers Person taken to hospital after air ambulance called to incident in town Seven arrested after armed police called to Newton Aycliffe street brawl Darlington arrest after stabbing left man with ‘potentially life-changing’ injuries Live updates as Consett 100-year-old George Stafford completes 1.3 mile challenge County Durham mum misses hospital appointment after letter turns up two days later The 14 North East businesses fined for employing illegal workers Wally the wallaby on the loose in County Durham after escaping from farm ‘Darren’ comment from Durham Pride speaker sparks deputy council leader to respond 93-year-old County Durham Post Office scandal hero celebrates receiving OBE LIVE – Police and ambulance crews called to Aycliffe services after incident Morrisons to close stores in four North East towns in coming months – here’s where Knife-wielding robber grabbed ‘screaming’ shop worker by neck at petrol station Durham restaurant fined £80k after being caught employing illegal workers again 50,000 Darlington homes given new bins as new food waste scheme launches today County Durham barbers fined £40k after it’s caught employing illegal workers Punk band’s first gig outside London remembered 50 years on in Northallerton Rape victim who fled from attacker and raised alarm praised by police Person airlifted to hospital after fall in County Durham Man, 60, taken to hospital after late-night machete attack LIVE – Widespread 5G and mobile signal outage in Darlington and County Durham How to pronounce the historic village that’s hosted TV and film crews Meet the couple living in old train ticket office with its own level crossing Man, 22, arrested on suspicion of having a gun as police search home Three-vehicle crash closes A19 for almost two hours as 999 crews rush to scene Man, 46, arrested on suspicion of affray after brawl at Bishop Auckland Bus Station Home