Road and transport news

Roads in Consett are the latest to benefit from 20mph speed zone signs designed by school pupils.

Councillors will receive an update on a successful scheme to reduce speed limits outside of schools next week.

Plans have been submitted by Network Rail for a new £10.55 million station on the Durham coast.

Pupils from four County Durham primary schools have been getting creative with a professional writer and learning how to stay safe around traffic.

An electric vehicle roadshow is set to drive into Durham as the county launches a week of action celebrating green technology.

Major improvements to a busy County Durham road junction are to get underway next week.