The Latest Breaking News from County Durham

Invasive Group A Strep cases mapped: County Durham hard hit and North East has seen 33 cases this year

Analysis shows where Invasive Group A Strep (iGAS) cases have been reported in 2022

Chronicle Live · Dec 23, 2022

Investigation launched after elderly woman dies in house fire during early hours in County Durham

Fire crews attended the scene on Shafto Way in Newton Aycliffe where the woman was pronounced dead at the scene

Chronicle Live · Dec 22, 2022

TRIG acquires County Durham battery storage project, promising investment

The investors have done a deal with RES for the 'Project Spennymoor' site which is awaiting a grid connection

Birmingham Post · Dec 22, 2022

The priority roads in County Durham gritters will target as cold weather continues

Durham County Council is responsible for keeping the roads safe after temperatures dropped below freezing overnight

Chronicle Live · Dec 15, 2022

County Durham teen left woman's finger 'hanging off' after dispute over kiss rumour

Kori Stewart, 18, had been drinking and smoking cannabis with a group in Consett and used a kitchen knife after an altercation broke out

Chronicle Live · Dec 15, 2022

County Durham great-gran provides home for mum and daughter, three, after they flee war in Ukraine

Margaret Hickson has opened her home to Svitlana Oliinyk, 27, and her young daughter Karolina Dolyniuk

Chronicle Live · Dec 15, 2022

Teens spotted playing on frozen pond after Solihull tragedy where 4 boys fell through ice

A picture of nine teenagers brazenly playing on a frozen pond in Darlington, County Durham, has shocked the internet after four boys died following a tragedy at a lake in Solihull on Sunday

Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022

North East postcodes now due two DWP Cold Weather Payments

Homes in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Northumberland and County Durham are among those due two £25 payments

Chronicle Live · Dec 14, 2022

Chip manufacturer Pragmatic scoops £28.2m to fuel County Durham factory plans

The maker of flexible semiconductors - which are thinner than a human hair - has seen its current funding round oversubscribed

Birmingham Post · Dec 14, 2022

Kromek announces £1.5m contracts with European government bodies

The County Durham firm has seen its products used at important political events around the world

Birmingham Post · Dec 13, 2022