Here are some stories you may have missed on Wearside this week. A mountain rescue team has received more than £7,000 since the conclusion of the search for a missing 23-year-old woman.

A man who smuggled cocaine worth £5 million from Mexico to a Scottish airport claimed that the only items he acquired on his ...

A drug smuggler who arrived at a Scottish airport from Mexico with a 45kg haul of cocaine worth more than £5m claimed that ...

Kristopher Purvis flew into Edinburgh Airport from Mexico with a 45 kilo haul of cocaine worth more than five million pounds.

Two Seaham-based companies whose technologies could help shape the battle to combat global climate change were spotlighted at a major conference highlighting the region’s innovators.

Council debates and meetings will be held at Durham’s County Hall until 2026 when the site will be cleared for demolition. Durham County Council plans to demolish the current County Hall ...

A police search for a missing County Durham woman is entering a fifth day on Saturday. Jenny Hall was last seen leaving her home in Barracks Farm on Tuesday, February 18 at around 3pm. More than ...