Metro Sound https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html The six North East postcodes to scoop prizes on the Postcode Lottery this week Meet the Darlington chippy owner who has been in the trade for 41 years The tiny hamlet an hour from Darlington that’s featured in both TV and film Darlington’s ‘Mother Faye’ who changed countless young lives named in King’s Honours Drunken teenager stabbed vulnerable neighbour twice in his own home in Spennymoor The former Spennymoor milkman whose charity has delivered £2m of cancer care Couple flooded out again after decades of ‘back and forth’ with council over drainage Newton Aycliffe cancer survivor who founded support group honoured with a BEM The Darlington chippy only open for 18 months but already competing with the big dogs Tributes to respected Darlington bus driver of 37 years waved off on final journey Drug addict went on £1k shoplifting spree targeting Sainsbury’s 18 times in 14 days Man with ‘bad record’ for burglary struck at two Durham homes only hours apart Main post office in County Durham town set to move to former bank building Traffic, travel and weather – Live updates for County Durham and North East Revolver, ammunition and cocaine found when police stopped car in Darlington Traffic, travel and weather live updates for County Durham and North East Darlington teen recalls moment dad left paralysed after hitting rock in river jump Albanian man caught tending Chilton cannabis grow worth up to £73k could be deported County Durham mum gives birth on car’s back seat at Esso garage on dash to hospital County Durham tourism nears £1.5bn growth with 22 million visitors – new figures Woman, 30, died after fall at Darlington hospital while trying to go to the toilet Police arrested Darlington man who had been having ‘really bad day’, court told Deteriorating standards revealed in latest damning verdict of County Durham NHS trust Traffic, travel and weather live updates for County Durham and North East Ex-England ace wins 22-year County Durham green belt planning battle to build homes Breast cancer patient says treatment ordeal left her feeling she had ‘no dignity’ Landlords of North Yorkshire pub step down with a ‘heavy heart’ after nine years Newly launched spa in County Durham offers ‘luxury retreat’ in countryside Cockerton Fisheries aiming for a hat-trick win after making Best Chippy shortlist North East fans urged to give drink and drug driving the boot during the World Cup Darlington mum’s fury after son’s school ‘didn’t tell her that he had escaped’ Jill Scott arrives in Bishop Auckland four HOURS late after gruelling 111-mile cycle Lakeside leisure venue seeks permission to continue operating facilities Darlington businesses left ‘unable to take payments’ as phone signal outage continues North East firm secures supply deals for low carbon steel plant County Durham firm launches AI recruitment system for expansion Grade II listed North Yorkshire home with ‘huge potential’ set for auction Traditional chippy in Darlington named in Best Chippy 2026 competition list How North Star Housing is bridging the gaps and looking to the future National chain’s County Durham fish and chip shop named in Best Chippy 2026 list The 10 roads set to be closed in and around Darlington today confirmed New Mexican street food business in Bishop Auckland sells out on opening weekend Family’s double heartbreak after losing two North Yorkshire loved ones months apart ‘Only a matter of time before someone gets hurt’ – safety plea at Darlington park Darlington pensioner outraged after wife left for 18 HOURS on A&E corridor trolley Darlington pub reveals reopening date after being taken over by new owners Chilling moment County Durham woman woke up to see intruder at the end of her bed Plea to re-erect police mast branded ‘complete nonsense’ by bemused councillor Tot diagnosed with rare cancer seen in only 13 people worldwide given months to live Home