John Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart in the Beverly Hills Cop films, has died. He was 76.

The Cheese and Wine Shop in Darlington's Clarks Yard will reopen with new owners, it has been confirmed, just two days after it closed.

The number of illegal e-bikes that have been seized by Durham Police and Northumbria Police has increased over the last two years, it ...

Several houses on a County Durham street located only a 10-minute drive away from a 'luxury' mansion are being auctioned off for only £5,000 each.