Hartlepool charity Clean Planet UK has funding to recover "ghost gear" from the sea but not beaches.

Hundreds of people submit entries to name Sunderland's new footbridge and some of them are gems.

Twenty-five drama students from a range of backgrounds will perform four shows this weekend.

Inspectors say they discovered issues related to long wait times and insufficient training.

Durham Regatta organisers say low water levels are damaging boats.

The Durham Miners Association says it will not "abandon" its principles and invite Reform UK.

The new Leaf will be powered by batteries also manufactured in Sunderland.

Haider Ali raped two women in separate attacks within an hour of each other in Stockton last year.

The theft from Lingdale comes days after defibrillators were taken in Skelton and Skelton Green.

Two men are preparing to take on a 1,400 mile (2,250km) walk for a mental health charity.

Officers have removed the suspected bullets and taken them away for forensic testing.

The student flats in Durham would have made the community more imbalanced, objectors say.