6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (374+ words) A NEW programme of listening surgeries is being launched to give victims of crime a stronger voice. Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Joy Allen will meet residents and victims in private, 20-minute sessions to discuss their experiences of crime and…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (187+ words) A man wanted by police in connection to an 'attempted murder' has been arrested. It follows an incident in South Bank, on Thursday, August 3. It was reported that a man suffered stab and slash wounds to his head and arm....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (278+ words) A man has been arrested after several vehicles were damaged in a North East hospital car park. Cleveland Police said a 31-year-old was arrested and charged with criminal damage after vehicles in a car park at Roseberry Park Hospital, on…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (633+ words) A grieving Bishop Auckland woman says her mum died days after being discharged hospital, despite being told by nurses that her mum wasn't dying. Rosie Bright from Coundon, says it took an NHS trust four-and-a-half years to respond to a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (401+ words) A grandma who knocked over a pensioner in a busy retail park car park just days before Christmas, causing fatal injuries, has avoided prison. Linda Hall, 64, and Rita Grimshaw, 81, had both been Christmas shopping at the Silverlink Retail Park just…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (432+ words) A “despicable” GP sexually assaulted a woman by grabbing her breasts and saying he was “checking for lumps”. Muhammad Iqbal pretended he needed to examine the victim’s breasts - despite that not being the reason she needed to be examined - during…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (432+ words) A young man with a “heart of pure gold” died from pneumonia and a head injury six months after a County Durham crash, an inquest has heard. Joshua Bainbridge died at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle on May 4, almost…...