5+ hour ago  (291+ words) A water park has released a statement following a shocking incident involving an animal. It comes after a gosling was found with a crossbow bolt lodged in its neck at North Yorkshire Water Park, in what was described as a…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (388+ words) A forester has been taken to hospital after a "freak chainsaw incident" at a County Durham park. Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to Bearpark Colliery Woods near Durham just before 11.45am on Wednesday (July 15). Police have now confirmed…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (220+ words) A 63-year-old man was found with significant jaw injuries on Ormesby Road in Normanby on Saturday (July 11). The man was discovered shortly before midnight on Saturday, near Cricket Lane. It is believed he left the Poverina pub at around 11.40pm before…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago  (360+ words) A teenager has admitted seriously injuring a boy while riding a quad bike on a park footpath. Despite having no memory of the collision, Kye Dymond is said to have crashed into a lamppost possibly after two deer ran in…...

12+ hour, 27+ min ago  (130+ words) A Darlington driver has been fined after admitting to driving without due care and attention on Tornado Way. Shane Wilson, 28, of Longfield Road, Darlington, drove a grey BMW 320d along Tornado Way without due care and attention on November 23, 2025. Footpaths in…...

8+ hour, 40+ min ago  (482+ words) Counter-terrorism police are probing whether the suspect held over Ann Widdecombe’s killing was motivated by left-wing extremism and planning further violence against other high-profile figures. Detectives confirmed Miss Widdecombe’s death was a “targeted attack”, and said whether the suspect in…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (225+ words) Around 40 birds have been stolen from an aviary in Shildon. The incident took place in the West View Terrace area last Wednesday (July 8) with European Twites, Redpolls, Mealy Redpolls, and Lesser Redpolls among those taken. Sadly, some of the birds…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (107+ words) The Northern Echo A66 crash LIVE - Man arrested as road blocked by police between Hartburn and Elton - Welcome to The Northern Echo's live blog on a crash on the the A66 eastbound between Hartburn and Elton - There is a crash on the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (172+ words) A woman who stole bottles of alcohol from two supermarkets in Bishop Auckland has been fined and ordered to pay compensation. Stacey Moss, 35, of Foundry Street, Shildon, admitted to three separate incidents of shop theft at Peterlee Magistrates' Court on…...

23+ hour, 57+ min ago  (182+ words) A County Durham man has been banned from driving after admitting to having no insurance on Slaters Lane, South Hetton. Brandon Bampton, 22, of Trotter Terrace, Shotton Colliery, appeared before Peterlee Magistrates’ Court on July 10. The court heard that on December…...