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Alberto and Sen with Business Durham’s Anne Ellwood at The Dales Centre Visitors to the Durham Dales Centre can look forward to a new Italian-inspired café, as a well-established family-run restaurant business prepares to open its latest venture at the

A 14-year-old boy from Wolsingham has had his much-loved bicycle stolen and is heartbroken after recently spending his savings on parts for it. Caison Gibson is a friendly, conscientious boy who works to make his own money and callous thieves

A scheme which regulates privately rented properties in County Durham could be reviewed. Durham County Council’s Cabinet will be asked to agree to a consultation to review its selective licensing scheme beyond 31 March 2027. The existing scheme, which has

Shopkeepers and their customers are benefitting from a new fast-tack tool to report anti-social behaviour in Darlington thanks to the ingenuity of a young police cadet. Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has funded 2,000 new stickers containing a QR

Would you know what to do if you saw someone struggling in the water? That’s the question firefighters have been asking the public as they took to Durham riverside today (April 28) to carry out a life-saving water rescue demonstration.

Campaigners opposing the proposed Hamsterley Forest development (DM/24/02979/FPA) have identified a critical legal failure at the heart of the application. Under the Environment Act 2021, all major developments must deliver a minimum 10% Biodiversity Net Gain. This is not guidance

Ensuring young people in care have the right home, in the right place, at the right time is central to a proposal to be discussed by councillors next week. Durham County Council’s Cabinet will be asked to approve a £3.9

Charlotte Fleming, Funeral Director from Cowshill, oversees the burial of Baby Auckland THE remains of a baby found during renovations in a building in Fore Bondgate have been laid to rest in a poignant ceremony in Bishop Auckland. The baby,

THE annual auction held in Rookhope Village Hall in aid of Rookhope in Bloom was a roaring success. Organised by the hardy group of volunteers who keep Rookhope outstandingly beautiful with floral decorations, the auction had over 160 lots, all

A mother of three daughters who was born, bred and educated in Weardale has described her journey into becoming an author to her followers. Ruth Sabrosa, nee Atkinson, left Weardale in 1999 to accomplish her dream career of working in

Californian Poppy IT’S SHOW TIME IN THE GARDEN May is the month when everything gets busy in the garden. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show (19-23 May) gets the flower show season off to a start and can be a great

THE Weardale Museum is currently closed while work continues to completely refurbish the adjoining High House Chapel but the work of the trusty band of volunteers continues around the north of the country – both east and west. This weekend,

THE tranquil scents of Fae Botanicals are being replaced by the scent of phantom cigar smoke and the sound of mysterious tinkling bells, catching the attention of acclaimed horror director Dean Midas. The Crook-based shop is set to become the

CLA-backed survey highlights damaging impacts of tax changes on UK woodland sector Inheritance tax changes will force landowners to plant fewer trees, undermining the government’s woodland creation ambitions, according to a new survey. More than 200 woodland owners, estate managers

One of the region’s liveliest music festivals is bringing the party to the streets once again this summer and everyone is invited. Streets of Brass will return to Durham City on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July as part of

A County Durham based rail entrepreneur has hinted at a major new multi-million pound contract, with a formal announcement expected within the next fortnight. Luke Allan Holmes, CEO of Holdham Group, from Wolsingham in Weardale, revealed in a LinkedIn post