Today the Northern Echo launches it's 'Best Pub 2025' competition to celebrate the finest establishments in Darlington and County Durham. And we want you to help us decide. The Northern Echo readers ...

7 County Durham pubs and bars we miss so much to this day: 1. The King’s Head, Barnard Castle. A pub with a true literary legacy, The King’s Head was a firm favourite in Barnard Castle.

Numerous pubs in County Durham are looking for new owners with one venue described as the 'perfect place to manage'. Locations range from prime spots in Bishop Auckland, Durham and Spennymoor to ...

A dozen Durham firms have been warned over concerns they had flouted lockdown rules. Barbers, pubs and takeaways are among the businesses issued officials warnings from Durham County Council. The ...

Pubgoers in County Durham are being asked to self-isolate if they visited a site linked to a confirmed case of coronavirus. A total number of eight positive coronavirus tests have been linked to the ...

Four pubs in County Durham are forced to shut after customers and staff test positive for Covid. A customer, who tested positive, visited two of the bars in Stanley last weekend ...

The man who was picked to run a council scheme to help pubs has been suspended for suggesting that licensees are "inward-looking" and afraid of outsiders. The Mine Host initiative will see pubs in the ...

A dozen Durham firms have been warned over concerns they had flouted lockdown rules. Barbers, pubs and takeaways are among the businesses issued officials warnings from Durham County Council. The ...