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Knitters at a Durham care home have made 300 hats, extra cardigans and blankets for vulnerable newborns.

The county's coalition leadership has opted to try and join an 'LA7' devolution package, but it is thought that other council leaders harbour reservations

Zoey McGill shared some of her final moments with Jack Woodley, who was 18 when he was attacked and stabbed leaving the Houghton Feast in County Durham last October.

The Durham-based firm's assets are up for sale

Sometime around the turn of the 8th century, on Lindisfarne, a windswept island off the English coast in Northumbria, a monk by the name of Eadfrith sits down and sharpens his quill. He dips it into the black ink pot before him and, guided by the light of flickering candle,…

Lyne Barlow’s offending totalled £2.6 million, a court heard, and was one of the biggest frauds investigated by Durham Police.

A range of prizes have been awarded in the 58th year of the competition

James Dixon was on his motorbike early on Tuesday morning when he collided with a car near Lanchester

Honcho had raised more than £3m to drive its growth plans but says it is now 'placing it into retirement'