Northumbria Police have named a 37-year-old woman who died after a crash on the A69 yesterday, April 20.
Ann Marie Carruthers was from Workington in Cumbria. Her silver Peugeot car was found overturned half a mile west of the A69 at Haydon Bridge yesterday morning.
Officers are asking anyone driving in this area between 11pm on Friday, April 19 and 5.50am on yesterday, to get in touch.
One lane is blocked eastbound between Brough and Bowes.
A sailor who takes young people from across the north of England on a sailing experience has won an international award.
Grace Metcalfe from Garsdale, Cumbria is the skipper of The James Cook.
It is her commitment to helping those young people that has won her the award.
She is the skipper of the James Cook - a Tyneside build boat and was named the "Young Sail Trainer of the Year" by organisers of the Tall ships race.
Ten walkers lost their way last night and had to be rescued on The Pennine Way.
Durham Police, Teesdale and Weardale Mountain Rescue, and a helicopter from RAF Boulmer, helped the group, from Dufton in Cumbria.
Several people were treated for exposure to cold. There were no serious injuries.
An off duty policeman who wrestled a would-be armed robber to the floor has received a bravery award.
Inspector Dennis Kelly took a pistol from a robber at a Maryport petrol station in July 2011.
His actions were recognised at the Police Federation Bravery Awards in London last night (October 18).
Fiona Clayton, from Alston, hopes to make it into the UK Top 40. The singer/songwriter has already made it to number one in the Folk charts
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After being lit up earlier this year for the Diamond Jubilee Hadrian's Wall is going to be illuminated again for the next two nights.
As part of an arts project personal messages will be carried by hundreds of illuminated weather balloons between Wallsend and Bowness on Solway in Cumbria.
A 58 year old man is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash on the A69.
His car collided with a heavy goods vehicle between Hexham and Haydon Bridge at 2.30 pm.
The Road is expected to remain closed both ways until around seven o'clock this evening.
Diversions are in place.
The Olympics produces highs and lows like no other sporting event. Alan Wills, The archer from our region has experienced the joy of being part of London 2012 and the despair of defeat.
Alan, who was born in County Durham and now lives in Cumbria, was knocked out in the first round of the Men's individual event on Wednesday. But despite the disappointment, he's already thinking about the next Olympics.
Police say the search for a missing 28-year-old man from Hartlepool will focus on the Appleby Horse Fair.
Scott Fletcher is a keen horse enthusiast and has been to the fair with his daughter before.
– Detective Chief Inspector Jon Green“His family are still distraught that they haven’t heard from him for this long period of time and we are concerned because of his lack of contact with his children in particular.”
Scott was last seen on May 11th in a lay-by on the A181 at Wheatley Hill in Durham. He is from the Throston area of Hartlepool and has connections in the Wheatley Hill, West Rainton and Cumbria areas.
