Durham County Council has asked the government to repay the £1.2 million it spent on five failed levelling up bids. Council Leader Amanda Hopgood revealed the local authority has written to the government after the five bids failed in both Round
A roofer who stole an elderly couple’s savings after claiming he had diarrhoea will be spending Christmas behind bars. Isaac Lowe was carrying out building work on the couple’s home in Darlington in September this year when he asked to use the
A church that has become synonymous with Darlington's heritage is in a last-ditch attempt to remove itself from the 'heritage at risk' register. St Cuthbert's Church has sat in the heart of Darlington for over 800 years, but the current roof covering
School children joined forces with the mayor of Stockton to bury a time capsule as part of the town centre revamp. The time capsule was presented to Councillor Jim Beall at a ceremony on Tuesday at the north end of the High Street, which is part
A North Yorkshire store has been named the outstanding independent Grocery Retailer of the Year. R Campbell and Sons of Leyburn carried off the top prize at a glittering ceremony in London at the Bestway Awards, the UK's largest independent food
Rishi Sunak visited a Northallerton care home and helped elderly residents decorate the Christmas tree. The Prime Minister and MP for Richmond chatted with residents and staff and even handed out cream cakes and tea during his visit to Beechwood
