Startforth is suffering from a rat infestation and residents claim county officers are indifferent to their complaints.

A thieving former finance manager must pay back almost £23,000 to The Bowes Museum. Tracey Sell, of Porter Gardens, Bishop Auckland, admitted stealing a total of £21,096.82 from the museum…

A County Durham councillor has resigned from Reform UK to become an Independent. 

The man who raided Barnard Castle’s petrol station is starting a three-year jail term after leaving staff fearing for their lives.