County Durham News

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.

Darlington’s popular musical celebration Proms in the Park will return on Sunday 5 July.

An eye-opening educational programme is underway to immerse teenagers in the reality of driving dangerously or irresponsibly on the region’s roads.

Opposition councillors say they will complain to the Government after claiming land was sold for housing below its value. 

An 83-year-old cycling veteran from Houghton-le-Spring has today set off on an extraordinary mission to become a world record holder while raising vital funds for County Durham's St Cuthbert's Hospice.

An Olympics in the North of England would be “phenomenal” – and the region’s mayors and sporting greats hope Andy Burnham can help make it a reality if he becomes Prime Minister.

Durham County Council has confirmed The Light will open its doors on Saturday 22 August, with visitors invited to experience a spectacular exhibition of international light art.

An exhibition celebrating the history of County Durham’s long-serving council headquarters will take place ahead of the building’s closure.

Aycliffe Fell Walking Club travelled to the western area of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park on Saturday 13 June for some challenging distance walking from Sutton Bank, Helmsley and Hawnby areas to Osmotherley.

Residents are being invited to shape the future of the county, from housing and jobs to transport and town centres, through the creation of a brand-new County Durham Plan.