Designs for new Metro stations and bridges will be drawn up in an effort to secure financial backing from the Government to ...

Work on a luxury £13m housing development in County Durham is underway, creating 30 jobs in the process. Saxon Vale, in Sadberge, will comprise 46 semi and detached properties, ranging from three to ...

"As a local authority and the ‘corporate parent’ of children and young people in County Durham, we strive to put those we support at the heart of what we do and shape the delivery of our services ...

As the Board of Supervisors prepares to consider a potential ordinance that may allow for living in alternative housing like RVs on private property, supervisors and staff are seeking public feedback ...

A Durham County deputy was arrested Wednesday, the Durham County Sheriff’s Office said. The News & Observer A Durham County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Wednesday on charges of solicitation ...

It's 200 years since George Stephenson climbed into the cab of the aptly named Locomotion No. 1 and took 600 passengers on a 26-mile trip on the Stockton & Darlington Railway.

With another partly sunny spring week ahead of us there are lots of events across Darlington and County Durham in the Easter holidays. Children are off school for the week and schedules are jam ...

A man has given £200million to rejuvenate a small run-down town in the UK. Jonathan Ruffer ... aimed at regenerating Bishop Auckland in County Durham. The project, which is centred around ...

A man was left stunned after finding what appeared to be the "map of Cornwall" - inside a tree in Cornwall. Jamie MacDonald was caught by surprise when, after cutting a tree, he noticed the shape of ...

The UK Justice Committee announced Tuesday it will relaunch a major inquiry to examine mounting delays in the County Court system. This follows new data that reveals the lengthening of trial wait ...

A new 18-hectare woodland is set to be created on a former County Durham surface mine site ... to see this valuable new community asset taking shape in the new year." The woodland project has ...