Today's Object of the Week is a memorial that stands as a sombre reminder of a County Durham coal mine disaster that killed 168 men.

Rolls Royce SMR has offered a slight chance of a factory close to the A1(M) at Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire.

Charlie Fowler, who lives in the Yorkshire Dales, has raised concerns with North Yorkshire Council's policy on home-to-school transport.

Do you have a dog-shaped hole in your heart this festive season? Here are five adorable pups dreaming of their forever home this week. Pups at Darlington's Dog Trust are waiting for their special day ...

A motorist with cannabis in his system failed to see an approaching motorcyclist as he began a right-turn at a junction in his car, a court was told. It resulted in a collision between Adams Thorpe’s ...

Michael Carrick discusses Middlesbrough's plans for George McCormick after the young defender's first team breakthrough ...

Charli XCX said US star Martha Stewart is “brat” after she mistakenly claimed a journalist who covered her legal proceedings was dead, while the reporter is “extremely brat”, after announcing “I’m ...

Hartlepool, Durham, Stockton and Middlesbrough streets have all scooped prizes on the Postcode Lottery this week. Here's the full list.

Scott Johnson Carr, 56, was found guilty at Aycliffe Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, for a speeding offence on May 11, 2024. He was caught driving a BMW at a speed exceeding 70 miles ...

A girl from County Durham has been awarded a military children’s medal for bravery. Eleven-year-old Indy Johnston, from Newton Aycliffe, has been awarded the 'Little Trooper of the Month' medal by the ...

A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the ...

A Paralympic champion has pleaded with MPs to reject proposed legislation on assisted dying, backing a report that calls the move a slippery slope. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, an 11-time gold ...