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

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

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

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

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

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

If you're struggling to get to sleep and need to reset your body clock, then a sleep expert has revealed the ways to fix that in just three days ...

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 ...

THE RECENT cold snap brought challenging driving conditions to many parts of the UK – an ideal time to be in the company of a very capable 4x4.