The Latest Breaking News from Bishop Auckland

Baby found wrapped in 1910 newspaper was killed with twine, UK inquest concludes

‘Terrible thing’ happened to infant boy found under the floorboards at a house in Bishop Auckland, says coroner

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

A brilliant and bonkers day out: how art and spectacle transformed a former Durham mining town

Bishop Auckland is abuzz with culture and family fun, thanks to the vision of Auckland Palace’s owners – and the new Kynren show featuring birds of prey, Viking raids and mythical beasts, which opens next week

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9

Baby skeleton wrapped in 1910 newspaper may have lived more than century earlier, inquest hears

Mystery deepens over ‘Baby Auckland’ whose remains were found under floor of Bishop Auckland house in 2024

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14

Guernica-style battle of Orgreave painting stars in miners’ strikes exhibition

Bob Olley’s unsettling vision of clash between miners and police is part of 40th anniversary show in Bishop Auckland

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2024

Britain's first Faith Museum is the ideal place to set aside your preconceptions about religion

Britain’s first Faith Museum, which has recently opened in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, faces three problems. First, “religion” is an explosively controversial subject on which it’s almost impossible not to stir up anger. Yet it’s also a subject that a great many modern British people find baffling and laughably irrelevant…

The Conversation · Oct 25, 2023

Levelling up ‘must be led by England’s left behind neighbourhoods’

Report by all-party parliamentary group says policies must be guided by local needs, not a ‘national template’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023

Outgoing MP Dehenna Davison says migraine condition is ‘debilitating’

The soon-to-be former MP for Bishop Auckland called for change for chronic migraine treatments, shortly after her resignation due to the condition.

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

New museum explores 6,000 years of faith in Britain

Exhibits in Bishop Auckland range from immersive work featuring burning iris, to Binchester ring and Bodleian bowl

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

Levelling up minister Dehenna Davison quits due to chronic health condition

The MP for Bishop Auckland said the condition means she is no longer able to carry out her ministerial role

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Dad banned from entering Turkey for holiday due to having same name as terrorism suspect

Daniel Burke, from Bishop Auckland, was forced to fly back to the UK after Turkish authorities stamped 'cancel' on his passport

Chronicle Live · Jul 7, 2023