Veteran club rowers will make a splash on the River Wear to help mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, next month. As a precursor to its annual city regatta, Durham Amateur Rowing Club is to bring ...

Veteran club rowers will make a splash on the River Wear to help mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, next month. As a precursor to its annual city regatta, Durham Amateur Rowing Club is to bring ...

Boasting views of coast, country and riverside, here's a pick of 10 top pubs around Newcastle, Northumberland and County ...

FOURTEEN children aged between 11 and 14 have been arrested after a missing boy died in a fire – in what cops have described ...

Featuring everything from ancient stone circles to world-class museums and mighty castles, these photographs show the UK's ...

A SCHOOLBOY who tragically died in a fire was reported missing just hours before he was caught in the devastating blaze.

Vessels being launched on the once heavily-industrialised river were once commonplace ... a fine example of the traditional skill of boat building. Six years in the making, she was handmade ...

The bridge across the River Wear will be temporarily closed to cars ... with a width limit of 3.25m and diversion routes in place. Durham County Council said the restoration is expected to be ...

During a press conference, Supt Peter Carr said Durham Police working "around the clock" on the case. A group of young train enthusiasts have grown into a club who ride the Tyne and Wear Metro ...

that would have been done on the Wear 30, 40 years ago ... a private buyer and will live on in the River Tyne. Mr Johnson said: "It was never about building a boat to sell, it was about learning ...