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Residents in County Durham are being encouraged to give their views on proposals to change parliamentary constituency boundaries.

The Government has today announced that all Covid-19 restrictions will end in England on Thursday.

Plans to invest millions of pounds in frontline services, including highways, streets, parks and nature reserves, are to be discussed by councillors along with proposals to reduce carbon emissions.

A Hartlepool man has been ordered to pay over £4,000 after he was caught flytipping at multiple locations in County Durham.

A decade-long project to capture the portraits of 100 pioneering women of the 21st century will open at a County Durham gallery this month.

Residents in County Durham are being offered the chance to play their part in helping to shape educational services for children and young people.

Plans for new multimillion-pound school sites and children's homes for those with complex behavioural needs have been outlined to councillors in County Durham.

More than 200 trees have been cleared from footpaths, roads and open spaces across County Durham following damage caused by Storm Malik.

Sarah Slaven has been appointed as the permanent Managing Director of Business Durham, our business support service, following a recruitment process.

One of the North East's most popular food festivals has announced its first line up of celebrity chefs, as organisers prepare to welcome foodies back to Bishop Auckland this spring.

North East councils have teamed up with housing associations to raise awareness of the impact of unlawful renting.

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Plans to submit new bids for multimillion-pound government Levelling Up funding and investment in regeneration aimed at improving the lives of residents in County Durham will be discussed by councillors this week.

News that a programme providing tailored support to vulnerable families has been extended for three years has been welcomed.

An action-packed line up of comedy, theatre and fun for all the family awaits audiences at Empire Consett this spring and summer.

An image of Her Majesty The Queen is being projected onto the headquarters of the North East's largest council to mark the beginning of the monarch's Platinum Jubilee celebrations this year.

A holiday let owner in County Durham has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 for breaching coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

A man who was captured on CCTV repeatedly dumping fridges in a County Durham layby has been ordered to pay more than £1,700, received a suspended prison sentence and had his van seized.

Plans to implement a new tenancy strategy will be considered by County Durham councillors next week.

Plans to invest in key frontline services, new schools, roads and studies towards Levelling Up bids aimed at regeneration are set to be discussed by councillors in County Durham this month, alongside proposals for below inflationary increases in council tax despite significant financial pressures.