4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (377+ words) Plans for a £32m tourism development at Hamsterley Forest could put “lives at risk”, the Environment Agency has warned. In the agency’s latest objection, planning specialist Lauren Hunter said that the proposal for a bunkhouse and campsite lies within a flood…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (302+ words) No town and parish councillors in Teesdale are receiving a basic annual allowance – despite being allowed to have the cash. This is in contrast with places like Peterlee and Bishop Auckland where members of their town councils are given an…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (949+ words) Her life story has been billed as ‘from the coal-house to the White House’, but Fiona Hill remains close to her County Durham roots. She told Andy Potts about work experience at the Mercury, and why she sees strength in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (534+ words) The fight for 24-hour cash in Barnard Castle continues – despite news that the town’s new banking hub will not have an ATM. Durham County councillors Chris Foote-Wood and Richard Bell are joining forces to push for another cash point in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (452+ words) From almost closing two years ago, plans are being put forward for a £200,000 upgrade for Eggleston Village Hall. An emergency meeting was called in 2024 when long serving chairman and treasurer Dave Smith died, leaving only three people on the committee....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (311+ words) A Cockfield pub is set to reopen with a new landlord and new safety conditions after a man was seriously injured in a glass attack there. The King’s Head had its licence suspended by Durham County Council on August 1 after…...