The picture was similar to that across the North East, where prices increased by 0.5%. The rise in Middlesbrough contributes to the longer-term trend in the area, which has seen p ...

House prices in Darlington increased in December, rising more than the average across the North East, new figures show.

Food and non-alcoholic costs also largely contributed to the rise in inflation, with the ONS highlighting the rising prices of meat, bread and cereals. There were also notable rises for coffee prices, ...

The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 3 in January from 2.5 in December, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

The North-east lost 689 lives directly to alcohol in 2023 and behind the harrowing statistics of illness, death and hospital ...