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North East baby born with 'severed' arm after rare condition diagnosed at mum's 15-week scan
Tom Noble and Faith Richmond were overjoyed to welcome their baby boy Ezra into the world after he was born without his left hand following a rare condition during his development
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Trans nurse at centre of changing room legal row denies 'staring at colleagues and being in boxers'
Rose Henderson described how upsetting it had been to see insults online after the case came to public attention
Plans to turn Darlington property into 10-bed shared house
The owner of a disused former office in Darlington has applied to convert it into a 10-bed shared house.
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'We can't allow it here': Petition against UK's first plastic film recycling site in Darlington
Liberal Democrat campaigner Simon Thorley has called for an intervention to halt plans for the Endolys thermal pyrolysis plant at the former Cleveland Bridge site due to health concerns
National housing order to protect poultry amid new North Yorkshire bird flu cases
A mandatory national housing order has been announced for the whole of England to protect poultry and other captive birds from avian influenza.
Man arrested after 130mph police chase in North Yorkshire
A Volkswagen Golf driver led police on a 130-mile an hour chase near Thirsk.
'Remorseless' owner of 'dangerous' XL bully 'panicked' as 'out of control' dog attacked neighbour
Elektra pulled her owner Adele Monaghan off her feet as she broke free to savage another dog in Darlington town centre
Nine road closures affecting Darlington on Tuesday
Roads across Darlington are closed on Tuesday (November 4) including Parkside and Aldbrough Walk.
Rachel Reeves gives Downing Street speech as Budget tax rises declared 'inevitable'
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Budget would be focused on “getting inflation falling” and “creating the conditions for interest rate cuts”
UK households urged to use simple 65p hack to reduce condensation on a budget
UK households are being urged to use this simple 65p hack to reduce condensation overnight if you are on a budget
Gavel sculptures to be auctioned in North Yorkshire for brain tumour charities
Fifteen gavel sculptures will be auctioned in North Yorkshire as part of a national initiative supporting a brain tumour charity. The project is inspired by George Wade and has received backing from Richmond and Northallerton MP Rishi Sunak.
John Lewis Christmas advert music Where Loves Lives to become charity single
The John Lewis Christmas advert is back, bringing back memory-laden ’90s vinyl for its highly anticipated festive campaign.
Coked-up XL bully owner 'panicked' when pet attacked neighbour fleeing the scene
A Darlington dog owner who panicked when her XL Bully attacked a woman fled the scene to protect her pet before it attacked another dog, a court heard.
Terminally ill County Durham veteran climbs 'Kilimanjaro' for friend with cancer
Terminally ill County Durham veteran Chris Ward has completed seven climbs of Helvellyn in 24 hours, fundraising for a fellow cancer patient.
Darlington thug dragged ex by hair and threatened to kill her in violent attacks
A man flew into a jealous rage after suspecting a woman with whom he had been in an on/off relationship had seen another man.
Life-sized witch and Wallace and Gromit take over Romanby for scarecrow festival
Romanby was transformed by creativity during the Romanby WI Scarecrow Festival, featuring life-sized scarecrows including a witch, a cheese-loving inventor, and a deep-sea diver.
From North Yorkshire to the top of the world, Herriot banner lands in the Himalayas
A banner has completed an extraordinary journey from the heart of Herriot Country in North Yorkshire to the foot of Mount Everest.
Lost to the North Sea in 1893, a ship’s bell resurfaces to tell its story
“At Saltburn, the storm was something terrific,” reported the Redcar & Saltburn News on November 25, 1893.
Darlington matron says 'inclusive' changing room poster in trans row felt wrong
NHS manager accepts that poster declaring a hospital changing room at the centre of a transgender row to be "inclusive" felt wrong, an employment tribunal.
North Yorkshire brass band 'thrilled' to be part of All Creatures series finale
Skipton Brass Band says it it 'thrilled' to have joined the cast of television's hit series All Creatures Great and Small for a very special series finale.