A County Durham child rapist has been jailed for abusing a girl when he was a teenager. Kurtis Stead sneaked the girl into his County Durham care home through a back door to avoid CCTV cameras. Stead, ...

Explore a £1.75m luxury home at Coldwellburn Mews, Haswell, County Durham, with seven bedrooms, cinema room, gym, bar and ...

Sunderland mum Tara Owens says it's a race against time to make memories with daughter Evie, 12, who has exhausted cancer ...

A Darlington author has brought ghosts, grief and dark secrets together in a haunting debut novel released just in time for ...

Who owns Anty John's farmhouse in Swaledale? Discover its history, links to Anthony John Clarkson and why Amanda Owen's family is restoring it.

Consett man Callum Murphy avoids prison after wrecking a woman’s car, threatening to kill a man and assaulting two police officers while drunk.

A popular County Durham restaurant and wine bar has closed with immediate effect after just 19 months in business.

Millions of TV users across the country will be able to enjoy 12 new TV channels soon that are not available on Freeview. The new channels will launch on Freely, the broadband-based TV platform ...

The Black Sabbath legend had asked his wife to ‘hold me tight’ as they lay in bed before his death from a heart attack at the age of 76, she said.

The Prince of Wales has praised former rugby league captain Sir Kevin Sinfield, saying he should have received his knighthood “years ago”. The rugby coach and motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner ...

REGIS LE BRIS admits his Sunderland side are “struggling” for creativity at the moment, but the Black Cats boss was nevertheless pleased with the defensive improvement that secured a goalless draw ...

A large tree has crashed into a brand-new detached home in Darlington, destroying its roof just weeks before new tenants were due to move in. The tree came down on Antiquary Drive at around 9am today ...