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As Durham looks forward to welcoming The King and Queen to the city later this month, details of measures to ensure a safe and successful visit have been released.

Residents on a County Durham estate are benefiting from £233,000 worth of improvements including new kerbs, footpaths and landscaped areas.

A derelict house has been sold at auction as part of our commitment to bringing empty homes back into use.

From melodic music, street bands, to grannies on wheels, the streets of Bishop Auckland are set to come alive with entertainment during one of the region's biggest food festivals.

A new plan of 23 actions to improve air quality in Durham has been outlined by the local authority.

Work has begun to transform a former school into a business hub for rural communities.

A man who collected scrap metal without a licence has been ordered to pay out more than £3,000 in court fines and charges.

BRILLIANT - the national commissioning scheme that invites people to create a new light work to form part of Lumiere Durham - is back.

The scale of change taking place at Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Museum and Art Gallery is now clearly visible, following the construction of a large steel frame on the site.

A takeaway owner has been ordered to pay almost £1,000 after rubbish from his business was dumped along the A690 in County Durham.

The owner of a Chinese takeaway has been ordered to pay out more than £4,000 following the discovery of a fly-infestation and unhygienic conditions on the business premises.

A large-scale clean-up operation has been launched to enhance County Durham's communities.

There's fun for all the family at Gala Durham this half term as The Baddies take to the stage.

More than 1,300 low-income households have benefited from cheaper pest control treatments following the introduction of a discount scheme.

The full line up of celebrity chefs for Bishop Auckland Food Festival has now been confirmed, as organisers announce who will be appearing on Sunday.

We are continuing to crackdown on fly-tipping, with hundreds of fixed penalty notices issued, multiple vehicles seized and fines and court charges topping £134,000 secured in just over three years.

Drivers passing through Durham are being warned of enforcement coming into place at a key junction.

A man has credited a County Durham homelessness service with transforming his life after his mental health issues escalated.

The S&DR200 festival will launch with All Change, a spectacular open-air event in Bishop Auckland combining dazzling projections, drones and up to 100 live performers bringing history to life, on Saturday 29 March 2025

Guidance has been provided for candidates looking to stand in this year's County Durham elections.