A County Durham man was found dead in his back garden having taken cocaine, an inquest heard.

A Wolves supporter who mocked the victims of August’s A66 horror crash has been handed a four-year football banning order and ordered to carry out community work.

A man arrested on suspicion of arson after the graves of two brothers were set alight at a Darlington cemetery has been ...

Laura Thompson, 38, avoided immediate jail after stabbing a man twice in Shildon. Teesside Crown Court suspended her 16-month ...

Two people have been taken to hospital after a house fire in Newton Aycliffe in the early hours of the morning. 999 crews were called to Greenlee Garth in Newton Aycliffe after a house fire at 1.25am ...

A North East charity is asking for donations to provide Christmas meals, company and a warm welcome for people experiencing homelessness.

A County Durham driver caught with cannabis in his system has been banned from driving for three years. Daniel Kirby, 31, of ...

A County Durham man who assaulted two police officers has been ordered to pay compensation after admitting the offences.

Stockton drink-driver Sean Swain Howbrigg banned for 12 months after being caught over the limit on Corporation Road.

Customers of Appliances Direct and Gold’s Gym will receive about £440,000 in refunds as a result of the action.

Peter Rabbit sculptures raise a record £300,000 for St Oswald’s Hospice after Newcastle and North Tyneside public art trail auction on October 13.