1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (509+ words) A County Durham van driver who swerved across lanes and was found with empty cider bottles in his vehicle has been banned from the road. Stuart Kent, 45, from Benfieldside, near Shotley Bridge, was followed by officers as he drove erratically…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (122+ words) Dark Sky Run coming to North East forest this March'The Northern Echo 'Endurance and wonder' - Dark Sky Run set for Kielder Forest Kielder Forest is inviting visitors to experience the wonders of one of the darkest night skies in the…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago   (469+ words) Inspector George Gently, one of the BBC's longest-running crime dramas, made extensive use of real locations across County Durham and the wider North East, with the region becoming central to the series after its early years. But many people still…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago   (343+ words) Tickets are now on sale for Darlington Beer Festival which returns to the town next month. The festival, which returns one year after punters drank the bar dry the year before, will take place at Hopetown Museum from Friday, March…...

7+ hour, 40+ min ago   (567+ words) A teenager breached a restraining order by making 17 phone calls from prison to his ex-partner. Durham Crown Court heard only the first of those calls was answered, but the young woman recognised Joshua Hancock's voice on the line. He is…...

9+ hour, 40+ min ago   (991+ words) When Danni and Alex chatted on school runs, they never imagined opening their own shop. Now it serves the Spennymoor community. Two friends who began chatting on the school run have reflected on the last three years of their business....

10+ hour, 40+ min ago   (466+ words) Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, just outside Ripon, continues to rank among North Yorkshire's most visited attractions, drawing thousands of visitors each year to one of the UK's most celebrated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. With a 4.7 rating from…...

10+ hour, 40+ min ago   (239+ words) A County Durham town's play area is set to close temporarily as part of a major improvement project, it has been announced. The facility at Dean Bank Park in Ferryhill will be closed from Monday (February 9), for six to eight…...

11+ hour, 40+ min ago   (397+ words) A North Yorkshire apprentice working at a heritage railway has been shortlisted for a national award. Charlie Bauckham, a mechanical apprentice at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR), is a finalist in the Rising Star category at the Heritage Railway…...

11+ hour, 40+ min ago   (780+ words) Steve Mayes, a professional Lego model maker based in North Shields, has spent more than a decade turning the region's most well'known architecture into meticulously detailed Lego creations that are now recognised around the world. Originally from the Midlands, the…...