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A DAY care service that trains people with disabilities and mental difficulties in woodwork and crafts will hold a spring open day...
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MILLIONS of pounds will be pumped in to improve defences for flood hit communities in County Durham, it has been announced.
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AN urgent appeal for foster parents is being made by Durham County Council which has record numbers of children seeking new...
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A SERIES of raids have taken place in County Durham today (Friday, February 15) as part of a crackdown on illegal tobacco.
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A COUNCIL displayed a lack of transparency over the sale of a Grade-II listed hall which critics claim was sold too cheaply, an...
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NEIGHBOURHOODS in need of a boost and a clean-up will come under the watch of a new community action team for County Durham.
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SEDGEFIELD Village Veterans desperately needs donations of tombola prizes for its coffee morning at the Parish Hall at 10am on...
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PLANS to build 22 plush homes in Durham City have been given the go-ahead by councillors despite objections from local...
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A SERVICE of thanksgiving has been held for the Olympic and Paralympic torchbearers of County Durham over the weekend.
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SEDGEFIELD Village Veterans are holding an annual general meeting at Ceddesfeld Hall, Sedgefield, at 7pm on Thursday, February 14....
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A FAMILY scrambled to safety when dense smoke filled their home due to a blaze which gutted a nearby terrace house.
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A COUNCILLOR has called on his Government to reinstate his authority on a list of rural areas to share in £8.5m of extra...
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GROUPS are invited to apply for a share of a £150,000 community fund set up by developers of a new supermarket.
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AN MP is to ask the Government to review a council’s planning setup, amid anger over the approval of a £200m housing scheme...
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A WOMAN took her own life at a country hotel where she had spent the previous night, an inquest heard today.
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A FIRE which gutted an empty mid terrace home is being treated as suspicious by investigators.
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BRITAIN’S economic woes are the result of a crazy ideological experiment by the Chancellor, a North-East council leader has...
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CAMPAIGNERS said they were devastated and it was a very sad day for Durham after controversial plans for a £200m housing...
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POLICE in Sedgefield are warning residents and shopkeepers to be vigilant when accepting cash payments, after forged notes were...
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ONE of the North-East’s oldest and most surreal sporting events will take place in a County Durham town next week.
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A COUNCIL has welcomed 21 new apprentices on their first day at work.
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A COUNTRY and Western Night in aid of Sedgefield in Bloom is being held at the Parish Hall in Sedgefield at 7pm on Saturday,...
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BUDDING beauties are being sought for the return of a county’s beauty contest.
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A PRIMARY school playground is looking shipshape thanks to a £10,000 cash boost from the National Lottery.
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A COAL mining firm has announced it is looking into digging an opencast mine on the outskirts of Durham – and villagers are...
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A KARATE club is now benefiting from new kit and equipment thanks to a £500 donation from the Co-operative’s Community...
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COUNTY Durham Youth Offending Service has received an award in recognition of its work with volunteers.
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THE cost of employment tribunal claims to the region's cash-strapped councils is revealed today by The Northern Echo.
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A CHARITY is celebrating after it sent its 100 millionth shoebox full of presents to a needy child to open at Christmas.
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A VETERAN whose warm heart, good manners and desire to help others made him a popular character in his home town has died aged...