Skerne Park Academy, in Darlington, earned a Gold OPAL Award (Outdoor Play and Learning) for the investment and effort staff have put into transforming both playground equipment and attitudes to play.

A Shildon motorist who knocked over a pedestrian as he was crossing the road has been banned from driving for two years.

The route, linking Durham rail station to Newton Hall and Framwellgate Moor, closed for 12 weeks from Tuesday (May 27).

Truckfest North East, known as the 'Glastonbury for trucks,' returns to Wolsingham Showground in County Durham ...

Darlington’s MP has pledged to clean up the town’s Brick Train sculpture after a spate of vandalism. Labour’s Lola McEvoy teamed up with Darlington Borough Council to improve the site, near Morton ...

Eliezer Mayenda has admitted that firing Sunderland to promotion at Wembley would have been unthinkable this time last year.

For now, the trade court’s ruling “destroys the Trump administration’s rationale for using federal emergency powers to impose tariffs, which oversteps congressional authority and contravenes any ...

Mid-market businesses are the "real powerhouse of the UK economy," according to a North East partner at Grant Thornton UK.

Willow Burn Hospice has launched its third charity shop, Willow Burn Boutique, in Croft View, Lanchester, County Durham.

A North East brewery is set to increase production after boosting its capacity. Heaton-based Anarchy Brewery, known for its range of beers sold online and at pubs and clubs across Tyneside and the UK, ...

Abde Ezzalzouli gave Betis an early advantage and the Spaniards still led at half-time, but Cole Palmer inspired Chelsea’s comeback, setting up goals for Enzo Fernandez and Nicolas Jackson as the ...

Former Middlesbrough College student Finn Forster is gaining recognition on the European music scene after touring as the main support act for ...