Campaigners behind the Maya’s Law campaign hosted a fun-filled Pancake Party for local families at Creative Kitchen HQ in ...

North East MPs have united behind getting a parliamentary debate for the bereaved family of murdered toddler, Maya Chappell.

A trusted manager who stole almost £20,000 from a wildlife charity has kept his freedom. Stephen Street helped himself to cash while he was employed as retail trading manager at the Washington Wetland ...

A bus preservation charity which was made "homeless" after losing its depot has said it is "relieved" its vehicles have ...

Plans to convert a former stables in Shotton Colliert into a home have been approved by Durham County Council.

The family of murdered toddler Maya Chappell have called on MPs from the region to push for a Parliamentary debate after collecting 100,000 petition signatures.

AN INQUEST has opened into the death of a teenager on the line at a railway station. Last week, a person was killed after being struck by a train at Shotton railway station on Wednesday evening ...

Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the felling of a village Christmas tree. Durham Constabulary issued the picture of the man after the beloved tree in ...

Two men have been arrested after a Christmas tree which had stood in a village for more than 10 years was cut down, police have said. The tree was felled sometime between 10pm and 11pm on Wednesday in ...

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The tree had been planted to commemorate the 152 men from the village who died in World War One LOCALS have been left furious after their ten-year-old Christmas tree was hacked down with a chainsaw ...