The work of a heritage group recalling a long lost but once-thriving mining community has earned support on three fronts.

His remarks reflect a key Reform message during May’s elections, in which the party pitched local equivalents of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) to voters weary of ...

A girl has been taken to hospital after welfare concerns were raised on a County Durham road. Emergency services were called ...

Shortly after 11.30am today, police and fire crews were called to a blaze at Drum Industrial Estate near Chester-le-Street.

Find out which pub in Spennymoor, County Durham, is the highest-rated on Tripadvisor and has been recommended for a Sunday roast.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

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Replying to Durham's 277, Somerset mustered only 172 but then dismissed the home side for 159, leaving the visitors with a ...

A MINER’S gallantry medal given for an incredible act of bravery nearly a century ago is returning home to Yorkshire as a ...

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Raby Castle in County Durham is offering free entry for children with a valid Plotters’ Forest, Park and Gardens ticket during the half term.