A LONG-serving farrier last night claimed he had been maliciously targeted after industry watchdogs banned him from trading for a month for allowing his son to work on a horse.Read
A MOTHER who underwent more than 20 operations to rebuild her face after being stamped on by a horse has taken her case to the courts in a bid to win damages from its owner.Read
A MAN jailed for life for murdering his former girlfriend’s mother because he thought she came between them could have his 18-year prison term increased.Read
THE aunt of meningitis sufferer Tilly Lockey and her friend whose bodies were found slumped on a sofa both died as a result of taking a cocktail of drink and drugs, an inquest heard.Read
SUSPECTED sex offender Daniel Williamson, from Consett, County Durham, has been on the run for more than a year and has become one of the country’s most wanted criminals. Read
FRIENDS of an “inspirational” young man killed when he was hit by a motorbike have paid tribute to him by launching a local history competition in his memory.Read
A GANG of armed robbers, who travelled 80 miles to steal more than £100,000 after terrorising security guards and onlookers, were beginning jail sentences totalling 33 years last night.Read
PLANS to regenerate a former steel town were hailed as both “the best thing since the start of the last century” and “nothing more than a charm offensive” yesterday.Read
TOURISTS could soon be flocking to a pretty North East village after travel experts named it one of the UK's top "alternative" holiday destinations.Read
POLICE are no nearer to discovering the cause of the death of a man and a woman in a terraced house in County Durham following inconclusive post-mortem examinations.Read
POST-MORTEM examinations were taking place yesterday on the bodies of a man and a woman who were found dead in the living room of a house in County Durham.Read
RESIDENTS of a picturesque medieval village in the North East fear a council still plans to press ahead with plans to paint yellow lines on their roads.Read
SAFETY and welfare standards at a secure training centre where a teenager died after an unlawful use of force have been rated satisfactory in a report published yesterday.Read