Environment

These fluffy friends are usually found in more exotic places than Durham.

Residents have told of their shock at plans to demolish their council homes as part of a major regeneration project.

A couple managed to capture beautiful footage of dolphins swimming off the coast at South Shields today.

Firefighters are urging drivers to take care following a spate of road accidents this month.

A fridge freezer, mattress and door are the latest items to have been found abandoned on the street of South Tyneside.

Lovely weather we’re having! And it’s about time too!

Works to preserve and improve one of South Tyneside’s oldest parks as part of a £3.2million project are set to be completed in December 2019, councillors have been told.

Plans to transform a former shop into a new cafe in South Shields have run up against objections.

A derelict former South Tyneside community hub – constructed to honour a Victorian mine safety pioneer – is set to be razed to the ground after falling into ruin.

A new £500,000 seafront hotel development is on track to welcome its first customers later this year, it has been confirmed.

Ditch the big coat and grab your sunglasses - the North East is about to get a dose of sunshine.

A man who runs a waste clearing operation in South Tyneside has been prosecuted for failing to cooperate in an investigation into rubbish dumped in a country lane.

More than one million disposable cups were bought by the NHS in South Tyneside over the last five years, new figures show.

Visitors to a South Shields seafront park could find themselves with the blues over its odd-looking lake.

South Shields Football Club bosses are celebrating attaining their most immediate goal – winning planning permission to improve their ground.

A major roadworks project in South Tyneside is on schedule and entering its second phase.

Modifications are to be made to a new £21m transport hub in South Tyneside to overcome potential vandalism and trackside incursions.