Sedgefield

The national event returns to County Durham for the first time in 25 years.

Test your memory of the stories making the headlines across the North East and Cumbria this week.

North East runners speak of their love for the sport, despite most of them hating it in PE.

Tony Blair says County Durham councillor John Burton was his "close friend, mentor and guide".

Plans for an energy plant near Sedgefield have been mired in controversy.

You share your photos of north-east England and Cumbria as winter blows in.

Hopes for the future of an iconic bridge and the cancellation of a beloved festival make headlines.