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Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen is set to host PCCs, policing leaders and partners from across the region at a roundtable event focused on the growing issue of spiking. The event, due to be held on Thursday, December 18th

Residents in County Durham are being reminded of changes to bin collections over the Christmas period. Durham County Council’s collections will take place as normal up to and including Wednesday 24 December. From Thursday 25 December to Friday 2 January,

Last week I took a call from my daughter, who lives just 15 minutes away. She was worried about driving to work because the roads near her were already turning white and the snow was falling heavily. She asked what

A look back at Wolsingham Steelworks DIANE Staples, whose late father, Bryan, was a furnaceman, remembers his working days in the 60s and 70s well.  “He used to wear a T shirt under a thick grey overshirt and they were

A TEACHER from Eastgate is appealing to fellow Weardalians to join Operation Candlelight in local towns and villages. Nancy Wall teaches at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College and despite the pressures of the job these days, in true Weardalian style,

Firefighters are urging people to make sure that fire safety is at the top of their Christmas list, so that this festive season is memorable for all the right reasons. County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) has

Flu is circulating widely at the moment — and not in a good way. It’s highly contagious. Please get your flu jab. If you’re eligible, you can still have your flu vaccination at the practice. Just ask at reception. If

A MAN who was brought up in Weardale has been nominated for appointment to the House of Lords. Nick Forbes, who lived in Wearhead as well as Westgate, is a former pupil of Wolsingham School. His father, Ian, who died

Dick Scott, an inpatient at St Oswald’s Hospice in Gosforth, has had a long-held wish fulfilled: thirteen watercolour paintings he created over a decade ago, forgotten until recently, are now set to be publicly exhibited for the first time at

Christmas has come early for fans of award-winning director Dean Midas. In an exciting schedule shake-up, the premiere of his latest horror short, Christmas Eve, has been moved up from its original Boxing Day slot. The film will now debut

Excursions By Rail – the fast-growing North East rail events company behind the Edinburgh Express, the first ever direct train from Stanhope to Edinburgh – have confirmed that another special journey from Weardale is on the way for 2026. The

THE annual Wolsingham charity quiz, founded by Paul Hutchinson from Wolsingham, has raised over £900 for a cancer charity. Paul, who owns and runs Wolsingham Taxis, first started fundraising in 2020 with events to raise money for an Alzheimer’s’ charity

Councillors will be asked to agree an upcoming consultation on the latest strategy to tackle poverty and support residents in County Durham. Durham County Council’s Cabinet will receive an update on work undertaken by the local authority and its partners