Consumer, crime and safety news

A County Durham woman who falsely claimed her grandson was visiting a doctor while using his Blue Badge to park in a disabled space has been left nearly £1,000 worse off.

A waste carrier who claimed not to collect metal, despite visiting a scrap yard 64 times in just three months to cash it in, has appeared before magistrates.

Residents, businesses and visitors are invited to share their views on a review of the policy relating to hackney carriages and private hire vehicles, drivers and operators licensed by us.

Almost 15,000 illicit cigarettes have been seized as part of enforcement work to protect the residents of County Durham, councillors will hear.

A new scheme is being launched for County Durham landlords to help them find solutions to tenancy-related issues.

A County Durham couple has been fined after they were caught possessing counterfeit and illegal cigarettes and tobacco.

A man has been fined after falsely claiming around £2,000 in council tax reductions through using a forged payslip.

The deadline for tenants and landlords to share their views on plans to improve the standard of privately rented properties in County Durham has been extended.

A North East council has offered guidance to businesses and residents as lockdown restrictions begin to ease this week.

A Bishop Auckland man who operated as a scrap metal dealer for two years without a licence has been fined by magistrates.