It has been a busy week on Wearside and County Durham. Here are some of the stories you might have missed. The launch of a ...

Find out which restaurant with food 'out of this world' in County Durham has been named among the UK's best this year, more than once.

Residents across County Durham are being reminded of changes to bin collections over the Christmas period. Collections will take place as normal up to and including Christmas Eve. Durham County ...

Reform made huge gains in County Durham, winning a majority, as the Labour leader lost his seat in a historic local election. The Stanley ward has historically been a labour stronghold, but even ...

One of the UK's longest-serving poppy sellers, Vera Parnaby from Leadgate, has been awarded an MBE after 72 years of service ...

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New weather maps from WXCharts show snow could fall across Manchester, Lancashire and parts of West and North Yorkshire with ...

The long‑standing mystery of how a cache of precious religious artefacts once belonging to a former Archbishop of Canterbury ...

Emergency services were called to Deneside in Lanchester at about 7.40pm on Friday, December 26 following reports of a fire ...

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A popular, city-wide illuminations festival will return to Durham in November this year. Lumiere features installations from world-renowned artists and lesser-known creatives, which light up local ...