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A future vision for County Durham which would create thousands of jobs and new homes and strengthen the county's economy will be discussed next week.

A County Durham club has been issued with a direction order and told it must close immediately for failing to abide by the latest coronavirus restrictions.

County Durham school children have successfully achieved an Arts Award thanks to their hard work and home learning during the lockdown.

Regeneration plans for an outdated shopping precinct in County Durham will finally get underway next month.

The first of a new kind of coronavirus testing centre is opening in County Durham next month.

Despite challenges caused by the coronavirus outbreak, an annual festival which celebrates County Durham's hidden history took place safely and successfully this month.

A County Durham market town has secured a welcome government grant to help support its local economy during these challenging times.

Two art projects that engage with the community and highlight people's experiences of isolation will be on show to the public this month.

County Durham residents will be able to enjoy a range of sports and leisure activities in a newly refurbished community venue.

Residents in County Durham are being reminded they can still visit the county's leisure centres and take part in fitness classes.

This Recycle Week sees a big thank you to County Durham residents and workers who are all playing their part.

We have partnered with a housing provider to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in areas of the county.

We have teamed up with a local housing developer to deliver affordable homes for residents.

As soon as new COVID control measures were introduced across the North East we began lobbying Government to include an exemption to household mixing regulations to allow families to continue their informal childcare arrangements.

Thousands of jobs and new homes which would provide a boost to the County Durham economy are a step closer following the publication of an inspector's findings.

A landscaper who charged for work that he failed to complete has been ordered to pay more than £2,300 by a court.

Leaders across the North East have written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock calling on him to amend new local COVID-19 restriction measures to allow families to continue their usual childcare arrangements.

Residents in County Durham can have their say on proposed changes to admission arrangements for secondary schools in the area.

An initiative which aims to improve communities in County Durham by raising housing standards and management in the private renting sector has received backing by senior council members and two MPs.

New jobs, improved transport links and a welcome boost to County Durham's visitor economy are a step closer after councillors agreed to invest £2.1 million into a heritage railway line.