County Durham News

The North East mayor will demand that Andy Burnham hands her major powers and funding to solve the unemployment crisis plaguing a generation a generation of young people, if he becomes Prime Minister.

The building which is now the rather quaint Barningham village hall, was packed to the point of standing room only at the invitation of a local MP. And there was only one topic on the agenda - plans for a large scale wind farm on moorland passed through the generations to current owners, Sir Edward and Lady Natalie Milbank.

A plan setting out how children with special educational needs and disabilities will be supported in County Durham has been submitted to government.

New powers to curb the spread of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) across County Durham are set to be introduced in August. 

Households across County Durham are being urged not to put out their new food waste caddies until a designated collection date. 

For generations, a scatter of homes on the moors above Barningham have drunk from their own springs. Now Fred. Olsen Renewables wants to raise 23 turbines on that ground, raising community fears over the safety of their water supplies, according to the latest report from The Northern Eco.

A complex nighttime conservation operation involving specialist teams, equipment and expertise from across the Science Museum Group has seen the historic locomotive Columbine return home to York after 26 years. 

Thousands of low-income households in County Durham could continue to receive help with their council tax bills under plans to extend the current support scheme for another year.

Thousands of families across County Durham continue to face poverty, with rates above the national average and support services under increasing strain. 

Hosting the Olympic Games would ensure a generation of Northerners do not grow up feeling like ‘second class citizens’, the founder of the Great North Run believes.