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Organisers have hailed Bishop Auckland Food Festival a resounding success after the event filled tummies and put smiles on faces once again. The free-to-attend Durham County Council event took place Saturday and Sunday 18 and 19 April and saw crowds

The UK’s most loved dog experience bus has partnered with Bridge Creative to bring its unique service to County Durham Billy’s Bus, the viral UK dog experience that has captured the hearts of dog lovers, won national media coverage on

PCC Joy Allen explains, in her own words, why she has written to the Secretary of State for Education and local MPs to raise the issue of unregistered and unregulated childrens homes and why she believes this loophole needs closing.

A fund designed to increase business growth in County Durham has attracted £40 million of investment in less than a decade. Durham County Council’s Cabinet will be given an update on the Finance Durham Fund (FDF) which provides loans to

From left: Ben Kelsey, senior projects and performance manager at Durham County Council; Cllr Karen Allison, the council’s Cabinet member for leisure, tourism, regeneration and high street; Cllr Joe Quinn, Cabinet member for planning, investments and assets; and Ian Lamming,

Visitors to this year’s Bishop Auckland Food Festival can expect an extended culinary experience as The Auckland Project unveils a vibrant programme of food and drink across its historic estate. Taking place across Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April 2026,

Author, Ruth (right) and Illustrator, Bethany MENARCHE – the word that describes a girl’s first period – can be an uneasy and even scary time for young girls but a new book by former Weardalian, Ruth Sabrosa (nee Atkinson), has

OVER 50 residents turned out in Sunniside to attend a meeting to discuss the proposals to erect more wind turbines in the village precinct at High Hedleyhope Farm High Hedleyhope Farm Road East Hedleyhope. A warm welcome, cup of tea

A pioneering technology company at one of the region’s leading science parks has announced a major expansion.   Engineered graphene technology firm SEEDS will be moving into a new dedicated facility at NETPark, as part of Durham County Council’s £100

With one in five women being affected by stalking in their lifetime, PCC Joy Allen explains, in her own words, why we must stop treating stalking as isolated behaviour and recognise that it is part of a wider pattern of

Weardale Lithium has secured grant funding which will support the next phase of development at its geothermal lithium project in County Durham. The business landed the grants through the UK government’s £4bn DRIVE35 Scale-Up: Feasibility Studies competition. The programme, delivered

Pupils meet Snowdrop The Hedgehog at Hartside Primary Academy CHILDREN at a County Durham primary school came face to face with a giant hedgehog as part of a range of activities to mark World Autism Acceptance Day. Hartside Primary Academy,

THREE ladies from the upper Dale who all work in the Lakes and Dales Co-op in St John’s Chapel are in serious training to take on a 26-miles trek in aid of the Alzheimers Society. Sarah Wearmouth from Wearhead along