Changes to national legislation relating to how planning applications are determined have been put into practice in County Durham.

Eight-year-old Ashton Shaw, a pupil at Springmoor Grange School in Spennymoor, has made his family and school incredibly proud after becoming a two-time national Taekwondo champion.

Work is now getting under way on Shildon Alive’s new community premises on Main Street in Shildon, marking a new chapter for the organisation.