Durham County Council has approved a series of planning applications in the week before Christmas. Here are five you should know about.

Dozens of student accommodation developments have been approved throughout 2025 – but a select few have proven particularly ...

Top County Durham hotel, Ramside Hall, has confirmed that a management system it uses suffered a data breach, alongside several other hotels worldwide.

Roadworks and footpath closures are set to disrupt traffic in and around Durham between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Durham ...

A man has sadly died following a collision on the A1(M) near Durham city and police officers are now appealing for information.

Former Scotland fly-half Richard Cramb has died after a cancer battle at the age of 62. The Scottish Rugby Union has ...

A hugely popular Christmas lights display in Newcastle will be switched off on Christmas Eve but will return next year ...

Durham County Council approved the plans on December 16. Plans to convert the upper floors of a former Durham club into flats have been approved. Club Union House on Flass Street, will see the ...

It's as quirky as it is charming, as well as having the very unique trait that, while in Northumberland it has a Durham postcode. And a North East village full of history and 'secrets' once had a very ...

A firefighter will take on a huge challenge to raise money for a four-year-old boy battling cancer. Benny Bahmanizad, from ...

A County Durham family have enjoyed an early Christmas gift – as they spent a magical day in Lapland after winning a ...

The ex-student alleges Williams showed him an inappropriate video when Williams was a teacher at Southern High School.