Bishop Auckland MP Sam Rushworth said under-pressure schools in Weardale, Teesdale and other rural areas need increased support to secure ...

Two former Conservative councillors in County Durham have resigned to become Independents. Councillor Joanne Howey was joined by Cathy Hunt in leaving the Conservative Party. The pair currently ...

A major national bank is set to close its Bishop Auckland branch on Newgate Street later this year among a string of others ...

A total, 38 sections of the state highway network are heading back to higher speed limits and more are being mulled.

The state highway speed limit changes will take effect across the country in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, ...

Glyn Lewers has been talking to ministers about the possibility of introducing a congestion charge, although he has ...

Sea MiIls is a neatly contained, well-ordered garden estate originally built to provide "homes for heroes" as part of the ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon started the year with a relatively bold Cabinet reshuffle, although it only involved ...

There's a congested schedule for Bridlington Town, who now have four weeks of midweek fixtures, starting with a home game against Grimsby Borough tonight.

Bridlington Town manager Mike Thompson will be aiming to continue picking up maximum points on Saturday, as Garforth Town make the journey to the east coast.

A more than 2,000-year-old marble statue of a woman has been found discarded in a rubbish bag near Thessaloniki, Greece. A ...