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A new £13 million primary school and nursery has opened its doors in County Durham.

People are being invited to have their say on a new vision for Durham City.

The owners of Lebaneat have been ordered to pay over £28,000 after being found guilty of allergen contamination which resulted in a customer being sent to hospital.

Stoptober is back, calling on smokers in the North East and across England to join the 2.5 million others who have made a quit attempt during the national campaign.

Councillors have agreed to extend a council tax reduction scheme which supports County Durham's most vulnerable residents.

A mural honouring a town's mining history has been unveiled in County Durham.

We've won a national award for our parking and transport services.

An award-winning marina is going from strength-to-strength, with all berths and commercial units now fully occupied.

New proposals to control anti-social behaviour in Durham City have been given the green light.

A proposal to extend a council tax discount scheme which supports County Durham's most vulnerable residents will be considered by councillors next week.

Proposals to control anti-social behaviour in Durham City could move a step closer next week following the outcome of a consultation.

A dusk til dawn blitz on chewing gum is underway in Durham City.

A leading tech firm which supplies components and subsystems to space, aerospace, defence and telecoms is the first tenant to sign up for a new unit in a growing County Durham science park.

Live music, family entertainment and a host of classic cars and vintage buses will greet visitors to Newton Aycliffe this weekend.

An historic County Durham road bridge is to be lovingly restored piece-by-piece, as a project of ours enters its next phase.

The provision of adult social care in County Durham has been rated as 'good' following a recent assessment by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).