Peterlee

'New life' for region's first heart procedure pair

They say their lives have improved a lot after having the procedure in Middlesbrough in February.

Paul Foster killed himself after stabbing drug courier Kieran Wood to death, a court hears.

Health chiefs say the increases are needed to cover the cost of maintaining the car parks.

The Knife Angel is visiting Newton Aycliffe, hometown of Jack Woodley who was killed in 2021.

The number of empty shops in seven Durham towns is at its highest rate ever, a report states.

Some fees will at Teesside hospitals will rise by as much as £3 from 2 June.

A month-long scheme will coincide with the sculptures' arrival in Newton Aycliffe, police say.

Rower Lauren Irwin, from Peterlee, is awarded County Durham’s Chairman’s Medal.

Allison Friday says a lack of support groups in the north-east of England led her to set up her own.