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STAFF at the Weardale Veterinary Clinic in Crook took on a 26-mile walking challenge on Saturday (May 2nd) to raise money for Blue Cross charity. Blue Cross is a British charity dedicated to helping sick, injured and homeless domestic pets,

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CHILDREN at County Durham schools are discovering the joy and confidence found in riding a bike, as part of council-funded sessions. Delivered in a fun, positive and supportive environment, the sessions form part of Durham County Council’s Bikeability programme being

MP Sam Rushworth, centre, with Persimmon Homes representative along with four members of the Community Centre committee. LOCAL MP, Sam Rushworth, visited Crook Community Centre on Friday (May 1st) to present a cheque to the hardworking committee who saved the

RESIDENTS have reacted with surprise at the proposal for more new housing in Wolsingham. A planning application for 40 new houses on the site of the now demolished upper school in Wolsingham is being prepared by Chapter Homes. The news

An insurance company has opened a new base at a Spennymoor business park, with help from a fund which brings vulnerable buildings back into use. Durham County Council contributed £50,000 of its Towns and Villages Vulnerable Buildings Fund to finish

As MPs debate the Devolution Bill again, the UK Government has confirmed it will support adding the term ‘rural affairs’ to the list of responsibilities of mayors and councils. This is an important step that puts rural interests clearly into

Alberto and Sen with Business Durham’s Anne Ellwood at The Dales Centre Visitors to the Durham Dales Centre can look forward to a new Italian-inspired café, as a well-established family-run restaurant business prepares to open its latest venture at the

A 14-year-old boy from Wolsingham has had his much-loved bicycle stolen and is heartbroken after recently spending his savings on parts for it. Caison Gibson is a friendly, conscientious boy who works to make his own money and callous thieves

A scheme which regulates privately rented properties in County Durham could be reviewed. Durham County Council’s Cabinet will be asked to agree to a consultation to review its selective licensing scheme beyond 31 March 2027. The existing scheme, which has

Shopkeepers and their customers are benefitting from a new fast-tack tool to report anti-social behaviour in Darlington thanks to the ingenuity of a young police cadet. Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has funded 2,000 new stickers containing a QR

Would you know what to do if you saw someone struggling in the water? That’s the question firefighters have been asking the public as they took to Durham riverside today (April 28) to carry out a life-saving water rescue demonstration.

Campaigners opposing the proposed Hamsterley Forest development (DM/24/02979/FPA) have identified a critical legal failure at the heart of the application. Under the Environment Act 2021, all major developments must deliver a minimum 10% Biodiversity Net Gain. This is not guidance

Ensuring young people in care have the right home, in the right place, at the right time is central to a proposal to be discussed by councillors next week. Durham County Council’s Cabinet will be asked to approve a £3.9

Charlotte Fleming, Funeral Director from Cowshill, oversees the burial of Baby Auckland THE remains of a baby found during renovations in a building in Fore Bondgate have been laid to rest in a poignant ceremony in Bishop Auckland. The baby,

THE annual auction held in Rookhope Village Hall in aid of Rookhope in Bloom was a roaring success. Organised by the hardy group of volunteers who keep Rookhope outstandingly beautiful with floral decorations, the auction had over 160 lots, all

A mother of three daughters who was born, bred and educated in Weardale has described her journey into becoming an author to her followers. Ruth Sabrosa, nee Atkinson, left Weardale in 1999 to accomplish her dream career of working in