County Durham
Man dies after parachute incident in County Durham
British Skydiving Board to investigate after man in his 40s found at industrial estate in Shotton
Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent
28, Apr, 2024 @12:12 PM
Man convicted of murdering stranger in Hartlepool and trying to kill housemate
Ahmed Alid told police he was motivated to kill Terence Carney, 70, ‘because Israel was killing children’
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
25, Apr, 2024 @4:09 PM
Witnessing the sad decline of communities in County Durham | Letters
Letters: Readers lament the abandoning of Category D villages by the council and the lasting impact that has had
15, Apr, 2024 @4:27 PM
‘We’re forgotten about here’: the broken promises of levelling up
Five years after the Tories won over the ‘red wall’ with a pledge to restore deprived areas, voters in the north-east say they’ve given up waiting for change
Josh Halliday North of England editor
01, Apr, 2024 @12:00 PM
Country diary: The outlook is good for this year’s cherry plum jam | Phil Gates
Willington, County Durham: This non-native early bloomer is already flaunting its spring bling – perhaps Britain should have more of it
Phil Gates
29, Feb, 2024 @5:30 AM
Appeal to save ‘world’s oldest’ railway station in County Durham
Campaigners hope to resurrect Grade II*-listed Heighington stop ahead of bicentenary celebrations
Morgan Ofori
28, Feb, 2024 @6:41 PM
Keir Starmer reportedly wanted to quit after 2021 Hartlepool defeat
Labour leader thought loss to Tories in byelection meant party going backward, according to new biography
Nadeem Badshah
17, Feb, 2024 @10:53 PM
Country diary: These red grouse seem ill-suited for foraging in trees | Phil Gates
Wear bank, Wolsingham, Weardale: Portly among the slender branches, they are going to great effort for some wrinkled and wind-dried hawthorn berries
Phil Gates
14, Feb, 2024 @5:30 AM
‘There’s still a stigma’: UK raccoon rescuer on mental health, animal wit – and not startling skunks
Iain Jenkins, now leading the hunt for the Sunderland fugitive Meeko, says a breakdown led him to devote himself to animals
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
11, Feb, 2024 @3:41 PM
‘So much anxiety’: students at Raac-affected Durham school tell of despair
Report sets out in detail the disruption at St Leonard’s, one of schools worst hit by ‘crumbling concrete’
Sally Weale Education correspondent
18, Jan, 2024 @9:51 AM
A new rising: the County Durham castle undergoing a transformation
Raby Castle is set for one of the UK’s most ambitious stately home projects of recent years to create a visitor destination unlike any other
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
08, Jan, 2024 @2:00 PM
Country diary: Footpath furniture can be a work of art | Phil Gates
Bishop Auckland, County Durham: The stiles and gateposts we clamp our hands on in the course of a walk are worthy of closer attention
Phil Gates
14, Dec, 2023 @5:30 AM
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