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Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeguards will soon return to beaches in Sunderland to offer a reassuring presence during the Spring Bank Holiday weekend (from Saturday 23 May). Between 10am and 6pm, the lifeguards will patrol three designated beaches from

The circus is coming to town this weekend with a host of free entertainment and activities for families. Durham County Council is once again hosting a family fun vibrancy event in Spennymoor town centre, this Saturday 23 May. Funded by

A community drop-in session held by Hiyed CIC, which has secured funding from housing association believe housing for a second year A County Durham-based housing association has renewed its support for an employability project after it helped hundreds of people

The CLA (Country Land and Business Association) has commented on newly announced reforms (see Defra news release further below) to stop waste criminals from exploiting loopholes following a CLA campaign ‘Beau Vine’. See more on the CLA’s Beau Vine campaign.

Cllr Karen Allison (centre) with representatives from the county’s tourist attractions, alongside officers from Durham County Council’s integrated passenger team and representatives from Northstar, the bus company which will be operating the services.   Three new bus services are launching across

A TEENAGER from Witton-le-Wear whose career ambition is to become a Royal Press Photographer made another step towards that goal this week. 17-year-old Lewis Langstaff-Wood, a farmer’s son, travelled overnight to London – on a bus – accompanied by his

THE enthusiastic and hard-working community-minded residents of Rookhope have been preparing to burst village into bloom. Members of the Rookhope In Bloom group were working their socks off yesterday, planting the flowers and plants they have purchased with money raised

The owner of a shop supplying and possessing illegal cigarettes and vapes told council officers ‘well done lads’ after being caught. Newzad Osman, 41 of St Christopher Road, Sunderland, and owner of the Cloudy Mini Market on Church Street in

For too long, people across our city, towns and villages have told me the same thing: they want to feel safe and secure where they live and work. They want visible and accessible neighbourhood policing. They want action on anti-social

Chief Constable Rachel Bacon has broadly welcomed a report which found Durham Constabulary performs well in most areas of child protection, but still needs to improve in others. Durham Constabulary has been rated Good for its work to ensure every

. KILLHOPE Museum, which has had major restoration works over the last three years, continues to be closed after a potentially serious safety issue has been identified on site. The works have been completed successfully but a safety issue with

The CLA (Country Land and Business Association) has commented on new guidelines for sentencing hare coursing offenders (by The Sentencing Council) with courts required to ‘fully recognise the harm these offences cause’. The Sentencing Council’s news release is further below

A new police welfare van has been launched to provide officers across County Durham and Darlington with a space to rest and get refreshments during long deployments. The van, which has been converted thanks to a £10k grant by Police

Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has signed a new anti-racism pledge, signalling her ongoing commitment to challenge racism and religious hatred. The County Durham and Darlington PCC became the latest public figure in the region to join the North

ANDREA Currah from Wolsingham has retired from the career that has spanned her whole working life. Andrea took over the Saks franchise hair salon in Hexham in 2001 and is leaving it in the capable hands of her daughter, Shannon

A private hire driver who made bookings to collect people from a popular music festival without being licensed to do so, has appeared in court. Durham County Council took legal action against Jagdeep Mahil, of Oakfield Gardens in Peterlee, for