Local News
- Cold weather to ring in New Year as amber health alerts issued December 28, 2025Temperatures will fall to lows of -4C in the North West of England, with snow expected in some areas.
- Half of bus shelters need repairs December 28, 2025A survey finds 48% of the local authority's bus shelters need fixing or are in a poor state.
- Rural councils say new funding plan falls short December 28, 2025Councillors in County Durham and Northumberland say the plans short-change their communities.
- Super donors urge others to help save lives December 28, 2025Only 10 people have blood as well as stem cells, platelets and plasma in England since 2005.
- NHS doctor awarded £85,000 for unfair dismissal December 28, 2025Dr Faisal Qureshi receives compensation over employment practices at the Durham & Darlington Trust.
- Foster 'aunts and uncles' sought for care scheme December 27, 2025The new scheme is looking for people to become an extended family for children in care.
- Manslaughter charge after Christmas Eve pub death December 27, 2025A man was found unconscious inside a County Durham pub on the afternoon of Christmas Eve and later died.
- Vets asked to stop taking in stray dogs December 27, 2025The authority says people should only get a dog if "fully committed to caring for it for life".
- 'I've happily married thousands of people' December 27, 2025Anne Robson has seen it all in her 40 years of recording births, deaths and marriages.
- Crowds brave the North Sea for Boxing Day dips December 26, 2025Hundreds brave the freezing sea and many raise money for local charities.