19+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1709+ words) THE great days of the small, private bus operators began just after the First World War and faded out in the decades after the Second as they were overtaken by car ownership, but interest in them has never been greater....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (431+ words) Andy Burnham is set to become the first serving Prime Minister to take part in the Great North Run to raise money for a homelessness charity. Mr Burnham, wearing a Number 10 bib, is running in the half marathon to raise…...

19+ hour, 16+ min ago   (258+ words) A former County Durham coal mine site that has been reclaimed by nature could be given official protection as a new Local Nature Reserve. The move would pave the way for the former Shincliffe Colliery site, which closed in 1886, to…...

22+ hour, 34+ min ago   (723+ words) Eighty seven new homes will be built in Brotton, East Cleveland after councillors granted planning permission. Developer Gleeson Regeneration Limited submitted the plans for farmland south of Alford Road and west of Kilton Lane to Redcar and Cleveland Council last…...

20+ hour, 46+ min ago   (181+ words) A Bishop Auckland woman has been fined after rubbish bags and cardboard were left in a road in County Durham. Lauren Anne Watson, of Bridge Street, Bishop Auckland, was prosecuted by Durham County Council over litter deposited outside the same…...

22+ hour, 5+ min ago   (628+ words) Construction is underway on more than 150 new prison cells at HMP Kirklevington Grange in Yarm in a bid to keep streets safer. Ground was broken at the open prison on Thursday (September 11) for three two-storey accommodation blocks that will deliver…...

1+ day, 46+ min ago   (309+ words) A long-established service that has supported people with additional needs in County Durham for four decades is set to close. The Learning Library, located in Spennymoor, will close in 2027 after 40 years supporting people with additional needs. They provide a unique…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (168+ words) A 76-year-old man has been charged with concealing his identity at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth after police warned they would use powers to arrest demonstrators wearing face coverings. Timothy Miller, of Southampton, will appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (519+ words) The King will meet with leaders of the world’s most prominent artificial intelligence companies and ask them how the technology can be developed for “the good of humanity”, it has been reported. Charles hopes the discussions will lead to a…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (339+ words) Durham County Council’s cabinet is set to discuss whether to buy back a long-derelict Ferryhill care home, five years after the building was sold off. An option to buy back Feryemount House in Ferryhill is due to be considered by…...