“WHETHER at home on sea or on land, we have a special affinity to lighthouses,” says Roger O’Reilly in his new book on the country’s 100 top lighthouses.
A business owner in Brafferton has explained how he hasn't had any guests in six months due to the Aycliffe smell
Darren Cooper, 44, of Park Road, Middlesbrough, appeared at Teesside Magistrates' on May 14, charged with one count of anti-social behaviour.
REDCAR stages the start of the popular Woodsmith Construction Straight Mile Series on Monday – and it’s a chance to raise a glass to injured jockey Graham Lee.
Overnight camping areas are being set up across County Durham for people making their way to Appleby Horse Fair.
A number of postcodes in the North East have won thousands of pounds in the postcode lottery over the last week (May 10 to May 17).
They all appeared at Teesside Magistrates' Court, where they were fined, and some of them disqualified from driving.
On the overview plan for the retail park, it shows the Sainsbury's, Starbucks and Burger King sites as taken, while also noting five other empty units.
Featherbed Court car park in Seaham has introduced new restrictions stating that if a motorist "steps off the site" after parking they will be fined.
There are not many more beautiful sights than seeing the distinctive blue flowers clumped together - seeming like a carpet of blue on the floor.
A new funeral service has opened in Eaglescliffe realising a man's lifelong dream.
Police have arrested three men and two women on suspicion of possessing a firearm after a raid in Darlington.
Sunderland, Newcastle and Middlesbrough all feature in our latest North East Notes column
PLANS to change the use of holiday lets to three flats and a ground floor office have been submitted to Durham County Council.
MICHAEL Carrick says smart recruitment and good coaching can see Middlesbrough go toe-to-toe with their Championship rivals who will have the benefit of Premier League parachute payments next season
Here are four of the biggest problem areas of the main road into Darlington
A pioneering virtual production project is set to shake-up the traditional approach to digital arts training and education in the North East.
Eddie Howe believes Newcastle’s finishing position this season will be more accurate than the fourth place they “massively over-achieved” to secure 12 months ago
Network Rail, Tees Valley Combined Authority, and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council have started work on Eaglescliffe Train Station
A major rescue operation is underway after reports of two teenage boys in difficulty in the River Tyne.
The Home Office has come under fire over its alleged mishandling of the case of an asylum seeker who murdered an innocent pensioner in a Hartlepool terrorist attack.
County Durham is lucky to have so many lovely locations for garden centres, which offer fresh produce, plants, and equipment, a tearoom or coffee shop.
Plans for a long-awaited community facility in Nunthorpe are set to be drawn up with spades expected in the ground by February.
When nine-year-old Knile Albertson-Prescott started digging while playing in his back garden in Catterick Garrison, he had no idea he would unearth something which would spark a lifelong interest
Middleton-in-Teesdale Farmers Market will take place on Saturday, May 25.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has warned the club’s development under its Saudi-backed owners is not a race as he attempts to rein in expectation.
The Angel Trust is launching a one-stop-shop soon in the heart of Bishop Auckland
Middleton-in-Teesdale Farmers Market will take place on Saturday, May 25, and will then take place on the final Saturday of every month at the Mart Buildings.
The Northumberland Coastal Route starting at Bamburgh has been crowned among the UK's top 10 by Big 7 Travel - find out why.
Poundstretcher, which is based on Essington Way in Peterlee, had been serving customers for three decades at the branch.
Emergency services carrying out an operatio at the River Tyne between Ovingham Bridge and Wylan
A sex offender John Pearson who “blighted” the lives of three girls died four years into a 24-year jail sentence.
Stockton Borough Council’s cabinet is set to consider plans to acquire The Golden Eagle Hotel, in Thornaby, so that the building can be demolished.
More than a dozen treasure finds were reported in County Durham and Darlington in the last year, new figures show.