A new care home has opened, creating 100 healthcare jobs for the Bishop Auckland area. Laurel Place on Gudmunsen Avenue, Bishop Auckland, began construction in May 2023 and is now welcoming residents.

A college has achieved a 'good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection. Bishop Auckland College was inspected by Ofsted in December, and the report has now been published.

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

Nigel Farage announced two major defections for Reform UK as he took centre stage at a County Durham Conference. The Clacton ...

A temporary banking hub is set to be established in Barnard Castle within 12 weeks. This comes after the closure of Barclays, the last bank in Teesdale, in September. Permission for a hub was ...

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Benjamin Clarke, 31, appeared at Durham Crown Court where he was due to be sentenced for making threats to kill Sam Rushworth, the Labour MP for Bishop Auckland ... and crime news sent direct ...

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

TV crews were invited to an archaeological dig in County Durham in July 2024 which highlighted the discovery of a historic house in the grounds of Auckland Palace in Bishop Auckland. The dig was ...

The mansion, at Auckland Castle, in Bishop Auckland ... "There's an element here of the local community today finding out something new about its own heritage and history, which I think they ...