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Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen feels too many people do not know what their rights are as a victim and do not experience them in practice. She understands that when victims feel ignored, uninformed or unsupported, justice itself is

Specialist support for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence from minority backgrounds is set to expand thanks to £132k of additional funding secured by Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen. The County Durham and Darlington PCC already commissions domestic

County Durham school children have helped to launch a major litter picking campaign. Students from King James I Academy grabbed their litter picks to help tidy their local area, marking the start of this year’s Big Spring Clean, led by

THE café in the Durham Dales Centre, Stanhope, is to close down. Owned and managed by Durham County Council’s business arm – Business Durham, the centre opened in the late 1980s and has a range of unit shops as well

After 20 years as a carpet and vinyl fitter, there’s not many houses in Crook that Stuart Proud hasn’t worked in. But he had no idea just how useful that knowledge would be when he became an on-call firefighter with

LAST weekend, Stanhope Silver Band held a Coffee Morning in St Thomas Church Hall in Stanhope to raise funds. It was hugely successful, raising the grand total of £1011.53p. A spokeswoman for the Band said, ” We would like to

A child rapist who bragged about his offending online has been jailed for nearly 30 years. Ryan Bird believed he was talking to a fellow paedophile online when he told them he had raped two young children. Bird also sent

A YOUNG woman from Hamsterley has won accolades in Irish Dancing abroad Jasmine Raine, 26, attended Wolsingham School and studied A Levels at St John’s Catholic school in Bishop Auckland before proceeding to university in Newcastle. It was there that

From left, Jack Fahey, senior creative producer at TUCan Studio; Bryan Harris, senior conservation officer at Durham County Council; Niccy Hallifax, director of S&DR200; Reuben Kench, Chair of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Heritage Partnership; Sarah Price, head of Locomotion;

Photo: Karen Harland Photography When semi-professional footballer Kory Whitfield isn’t on the pitch for Tow Law Town he’s running towards danger in his role as an on-call firefighter. The 23-year-old midfielder spends his free time as an on-call firefighter based

The owner of an empty office block in Peterlee has been ordered to pay a £48,000 fine after nine people were found sleeping inside the building during a fire safety check. Tarlochan Singh, 48, from Cryfield Grange Road, Coventry, was

A woman has been ordered to pay almost £1,000 following a County Durham fly-tip. Durham County Council’s wardens found a large amount of household waste at the back of Brewer Street, Bishop Auckland, in March last year. Among furniture, bags

Hazel Robson and Sarah Townsend. Photo: Chris Booth The Auckland Project’s heritage holiday accommodation has been recognised at the highest level after achieving outstanding results in its latest VisitEngland quality assessment. A selection of properties within Auckland Palace Stays were awarded