Bea the chihuahua was first reported missing from Penshaw in Sunderland in January 2020 has been returned home - over five years later.

Regulator Ofwat said the utility giant ‘failed to protect the environment’ and issued the combined penalty as part of two ...

The closure of Bella Italia at DL1 has been branded a “hammer blow” to Darlington - leaving more than half of the units at the complex empty.

Newcastle Food Festival 2025 returns this weekend (May 31 - June 1) in Leazes Park, Newcastle. Here's all you need to know.

Pupils at Durham Gilesgate Primary School past and present will know of and were shaped by John Thompson - whose connection to the school has always run deep. John, who marked his 100th birthday on ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has agreed to allow some criminals, including violent and sexual offenders, to be released early for ...

Australian army whistleblower David McBride, who leaked allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan to the media, lost a court bid to have his prison sentence reduced on Wednesday.

With the Black Cats trailing 1-0, Dennis Cirkin's defensive error presented Sheffield United substitute Andre Brooks with a glorious opportunity to what would have almost certainly wrapped up the win, ...

A two-bedroom bungalow in a quiet County Durham village is set to go under the hammer for £75,000. The bungalow, in Coundon, Bishop Auckland, is one of four homes in a small community next to Howlish ...

Adult learners in Darlington are contributing to the Stockton & Darlington Railway bicentenary by volunteering at a historic exhibition.

Stockton Council has issued a temporary road closure notice affecting access from Yarm Road to Moorhouse Estate, Moorhouse Farm, and Red House Farm ...

When I revealed in The Northern Echo that Guru Boutique was to close after 51 years in Darlington town centre, owner Beryl Hankin said: ...