Young people in Thirsk have been given some keys modern life lessons, courtesy of an award-winning North Yorkshire author.

The trial of a police driver from Darlington, who has admitted causing the death of an elderly motorcycle passenger in a crash, has been changed.

A mother-of-three has had a tumour removed in a UK-first as it was originally deemed inoperable by professionals.

A nearly £1m project to help provide a "lifeline" for vulnerable members of society in a town is starting to take shape. Work on the Lifeline Community Action Hub officially began in Newton Aycliffe ...

The Geordie accent from Newcastle was seen as the fourth most likely to commit a sex offence and the third most likely to be involved in criminal behaviour. In terms of overall criminality, the ...

A Darlington man found dead at a ‘drug house’ in the town died due to drug misuse. Lee Alexander Fox, 51, struggled with drug addiction for years before he was found dead on August 14 last year, an ...

The Northern Echo celebrated our readers’ favourite places to eat, drink or be pampered – from the best chippy, curry house or ...

Michael Carrick played down the significance of Middlesbrough dropping out of the Championship play-off places after a 2-1 defeat at Portsmouth.

Dan Neil feels the signing of Enzo Le Fee shows how far Sunderland have come since they were promoted back into the Championship.

Quan Van Vu was one of two alleged growers of Vietnamese nationality who was arrested when police visited the rented property in Mount ...

Motorists should keep their windows shut and turn off air con, firefighters have said as they deal with a major barn fire just off the A1(M) ...

UK energy regulator Ofgem has urged more than half a million owners of a type of 1980s electricity meter to upgrade or face being left ...