4+ hour, 59+ min ago   (440+ words) A North Yorkshire post office has reopened following a nine-week closure, with new operators promising expanded services and a renewed focus on serving the local community. Bedale Post Office reopened on Monday, September 7. New temporary postmasters Andrew Hart and Asma…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (168+ words) A 76-year-old man has been charged with concealing his identity at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth after police warned they would use powers to arrest demonstrators wearing face coverings. Timothy Miller, of Southampton, will appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on…...

7+ hour, 29+ min ago   (197+ words) A motorist who was caught by a speed camera travelling at 80mph on the A66 has been fined. Graham Houliston was driving on the A66 at Bowes Moor, near Barnard Castle, when he was recorded exceeding the 70mph speed limit. The 53-year-old, of Westwood…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (192+ words) A body has been found after a week-long search for a missing 20-year-old man from Gateshead. John was reported missing on September 2 after last being seen in Newcastle. Northumbria Police carried out extensive enquiries to locate him, including reviewing CCTV,…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (279+ words) A man has been charged with assault and obstructing police at his own son's funeral. The Teesside Crematorium service for 17-year-old Cole Worthy, one of the five young men killed in the VW which smashed head-on into a police car…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (480+ words) A North Yorkshire MP has accused the Prime Minister of engaging in “class warfare” over suggestions that asylum seekers should be housed in middle-class areas as he stepped up his opposition to plans for a migrant centre at former RAF…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (503+ words) Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their respects to PC Tom Clough, who was killed in the line of duty on the A66. The officer died alongside his colleague, PC Matthew Blades when their marked police car was hit head-on by…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (169+ words) A Newton Aycliffe man was ordered to pay more than £900 after leaving his garden strewn with rubbish. Durham County Council said a man from Whinlatter Place was taken to court after failing to comply with requirements to clear the waste....

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (332+ words) The former Debenhams store in Middlesbrough has hit the market once again. The prominent town-centre building, at the corner of Newport Road and Linthorpe Road, is seeking offers above £1.75 million. The six-storey building has stood empty since Debenhams closed in…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (798+ words) The heartbroken wife of PC Matthew Blades has described the “unimaginable” pain of losing her husband as hundreds gathered to pay their respects at his funeral. Dad-of-two PC Blades died alongside PC Tom Clough when their marked police car was…...