4+ hour, 18+ min ago   (600+ words) This autumn, Middlesbrough will become the focus of the contemporary art world as MIMA, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, hosts the Turner Prize 2026 exhibition. Recognised internationally as one of the most influential awards in contemporary visual art, the Turner Prize…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (456+ words) Two talented County Durham school rugby players are celebrating their first official England camp, the latest generation of pupils to sport the iconic red rose. Barnard Castle School Year 12 students Josh Dickson and Sonny Hopper were invited to Hartpury College…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (356+ words) Residents have backed a council’s plan to prioritise tackling the scourge of anti-social behaviour and off-road motorcycles in Darlington. Council officials have developed a new community safety partnership plan for the borough based on four key priorities, following conversations with…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (677+ words) Darlington businesses are being urged to take part in the final phase a landmark restoration project that will see a new stone floor laid in the town’s oldest church. The scheme forms part of the Opening Doors project at St…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (732+ words) Employers have been told they need to look at their policies on single-sex spaces after an employment tribunal involving nurses at Darlington Memorial Hospital found they had suffered harassment which violated their dignity. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (398+ words) Teesside University has appointed Professor Mark Simpson as its next vice-chancellor and chief executive, it has been announced. Professor Simpson, who currently serves as deputy vice-chancellor, will take on the role following the retirement of Professor Paul Croney OBE in…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (278+ words) Judgment is expected on Friday in the legal challenge brought by nurses over a transgender colleague’s use of the female changing-rooms at work. Eight members of the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital brought a claim against Durham and…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (198+ words) Darlington Borough Council has approved a range of planning applications in recent days, including expansions, conversions, and maintenance work. Here are three planning decisions made in and around Darlington this week (January 5-9) Permission has been granted to extend a dental…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago   (375+ words) Building work on the Government’s new Treasury hub in Darlington will begin this month. The hub will house more than 1,600 civil servants at the new Brunswick Street site, near the town centre, with the offices set to open during the…...