Durham
A Durham multi-storey car park has become just the second in the UK to receive a prestigious award recognising its efforts towards accessibility. Durham County Council’s The Sands multi-storey car park has become the first in the North to be awarded the Park Access EV Award, following remedial works. The award is the British Parking […]
A host of fantastic new additions has been announced to the already spectacular line-up for this year’s Durham Brass Festival. Organised by Durham County Council and supported by Arts Council England, the festival returns to the city, and towns and villages, this summer from Sunday 13 to Sunday 20 July. In a first for the […]
Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has announced new plans to nurture and develop the skills of volunteers who work on her behalf as the UK celebrates Volunteers Week 2025. The County Durham and Darlington PCC has provided a funding grant worth £15k to charity Durham Community Action (DCA) to support its activities in 2025-26 […]
Mazyar Azarbonyad came to the attention of officers in the early hours of Wednesday, April 9. He was spotted on Swalwell Bank in Gateshead at 1.50am, after the dark grey BMW had been observed driving at speed and had a defective headlight. After being instructed to pull over, he initially stopped before driving off at […]
A woman has been ordered to pay more than £1,200 after waste was dumped on a County Durham lane used by ramblers and dog walkers. Durham County Council took legal action against Lauren Carr, of Queen Elizabeth Drive, Easington Lane, Houghton-le-Spring, after neighbourhood wardens found rubbish dumped on a popular walking route in Cookshold Lane, […]
Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has taken on a new national leadership role to drive positive changes in road safety. The County Durham and Darlington PCC has been appointed Joint Lead for Roads Policing on behalf of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC), alongside Warwickshire PCC Philip Seccombe. The new role will […]
The number of empty shops in County Durham has reached a record high, a new report reveals. Vacancy rates climbed to 18.3% last year—well above the national average of 14.4%—leaving Peterlee, Bishop Auckland and Newton Aycliffe worst affected. Ferryhill, Shildon, Consett and Barnard Castle also saw significant rises in boarded-up premises. High-profile retailer departures, shifting […]
Welcome to the Operation Snap Gallery – a collection of artworks curated by Durham Constabulary. The theme of this exhibition is ‘Poetry In Motion: The Art of Dangerous Driving’. Featured are works from across County Durham and Darlington by drivers who explore the avant-garde side of road safety, and who take a uniquely impressionistic approach […]
Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen relentlessly calls for more to be done to tackle alcohol harm, particularly in young people. In 2023 it was revealed by the Government that 42% of violent incidents are alcohol-related and 40% of secondary school-age children have been involved in some form of violence because of alcohol. Attending the […]
A new exhibition arrives at The Story next week, exploring the impact of passenger railways on life in the north east. All Change! is part of the nine-month S&DR200 festival, which launched in March and continues across County Durham and the Tees Valley until November 2025, inspired by the first journey on the Stockton & […]
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