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From the audience to the stage - the final chef to complete the Seaham Food Festival line-up has now been announced.

A County Durham shop that was repeatedly found to be selling illicit tobacco has been shut down for three months.

Work is underway on the £61m expansion of one of the UK's premier science parks following the appointment of a contractor.

A North East council has expanded its electric vehicle fleet as part of its aim to achieve net zero.

A Durham leisure centre has reopened following an ambitious refurbishment programme.

County Durham residents are being urged to check their electoral registration details to make sure they don't risk losing their right to vote.

Super scotch eggs, dirty fries, local fudge and cookie pies - these are just some of the tasty delights that'll be on offer at this summer's Seaham Food Festival.

"What have you done today, to make you feel proud?"

Work to demolish a derelict amusement arcade and create a new public space in Bishop Auckland will begin next week.

A school for children with learning disabilities has taken delivery of a specially adapted new minibus, thanks to an award-winning social value project.

Consultation begins today on proposals to apply additional council tax premiums on long term empty and second homes in County Durham.

"We are people not problems."

A County Durham club that held a bloody wrestling event attended by children without licensing approval has been successfully prosecuted.

Rich and vibrant tones of brass music could be heard right across County Durham last week, as organisers declare the success of Durham Brass Festival.

A Crook shop has been ordered to close after being caught selling illicit cigarettes six times in four months.

Pupils from primary and secondary schools across County Durham put on their wellies and picked up their spades to help tackle climate change.

Families are invited to see the most incredible travelling fun fair Durham has ever seen, in a North East theatre's latest production.

Plans to put a precautionary road closure in place on an approach to a County Durham crossroads have been put on temporary hold after concerns were raised by local people.

Residents of Peterlee, both past and present, are being encouraged to share their memories of the town as part of its 75th birthday celebrations.

Plans to press ahead with the construction of new council houses on three sites in County Durham will go before councillors next week.