The Website of Newsquest (NE) Ltd. was launched on July 1st 1998 as part of the family of 'Thisis' Websites owned by Newsquest and Northcliffe.

It is an information gateway to the North East and northern area of North Yorkshire, and aims to provide a comprehensive range of information both at regional and individual town levels. It is based on the content of The Northern Echo, Darlington & Stockton Times, and the Advertiser Series as well as the directories Eat! Shop! Leisure Guide, Northern People and the county Citizens' Guides. The site is updated as each newspaper or directory is published. 'FS Auctions' allows visitors to enter the world of on-line auctions.

In addition to the content generated by Newsquest (NE) Ltd., the site benefits from the national database services Fish4Cars, Fish4Homes, Fish4Jobs and Fish4It.