CAMPAIGNERS in Wycliffe and Thorpe are celebrating after plans for a nearby slurry pit, larger than an Olympic swimming pool, were rejected. Durham County Council’s south and west planning committee…

HAMSTERLEY Forest residents have prevented Forestry England from claiming ownership of a track popular with outdoor enthusiasts. Forestry England had applied to Land Registry in February to claim possessory freehold…

A NEW cross has been installed outside St Paul’s Church, in Evenwood, designed to allow the congregation to mark special occasions in their own way. The cross was created by…

The work of three sisters to clear out part of a cemetery left for nature to reclaim for decades has unearthed some remarkable connections between Evenwood and the rest of…