Middlesbrough are in advanced talks to re-sign Chuba Akpom, two years after the forward left for Ajax. The Echo understands Boro have put together an attractive deal to bring the 29-year-old back to ...

Tucked into the peaceful hills near Barnard Castle, Grassholme Observatory has quietly become one of County Durham’s brightest.

North East singer-songwriter Cortney Dixon returns from her Glastonbury debut to release a brand new single, ahead of Newcastle festival appearance.

Jel Pepper is one of five British-trained contenders along with Richard Fahey’s Cosmic Clarets, the George Scott-trained Front Line Fury and Kevin Ryan’s pair of Tropical Dreamer and There’s A Chance.

Police are continuing to scour a taped-off woodland and footpath for the third day as part of an “ongoing investigation”. A major operation has been ongoing in the South Road area of Norton since ...

In a joint statement published on social media, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said the suspects had taken bribes in a scheme ...

Kalpana will take a well-trodden path to Paris after she ignited dreams of back-to-back wins in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for owners Juddmonte when second in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth ...

Andy Farrell’s credentials to remain British and Irish Lions head coach for the 2029 tour to New Zealand have been endorsed by chief executive Ben Calveley. Farrell has steered the Lions to their ...

Israeli forces killed at least 23 Palestinians seeking food on Sunday in the Gaza Strip, according to hospital officials.

John Wilkinson, 65, from Swainby Road in Trimdon, County Durham, has been disqualified from driving for 17 months after being found over the ...

The Old Vicarage in High Etherley, near Bishop Auckland, is a Grade II listed residence. Vieings are strictly by appointment and accompanied by ...

Police have made a renewed appeal for information about a missing man on what would have been his 37th birthday. Kyle Vaughan was 24 when he disappeared in Newbridge, Gwent, on December 30 2012.