The Latest Breaking News from County Durham

County Durham pair trashed house of woman who'd kindly let them stay causing damage worth £1,000 to repair

Jordan Gibson and Courtney Oliver broke the victim's TV, washing machine, oven, cabinet drawers and front door before the former also put his hands around her throat

Chronicle Live · Jun 4, 2023

Three police officers injured in north-east England knife attack

Officers injured while checking on an individual in Billingham and taken to hospital to receive stitches

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2023

Apartment Group to invest £1m into historic County Durham wedding venue

Lartington Hall has been closed for two years but now joins the firm's growing list of North East wedding venues

Birmingham Post · May 31, 2023

County Durham car cleaning firm fined thousands of pounds for putting workers at risk of electrocution

UK Express Valeting Limited in Bishop Auckland was found to be putting workers' safety at risk following a healthy and safety inspection

Chronicle Live · May 26, 2023

County Durham dad faces jail after he admitted causing the deaths of three people in crash

Carl Simpson, of Fishburn, County Durham, appeared at a court in Canterbury where he was charged in relation to a crash that took place in Kent in April 2021

Chronicle Live · May 24, 2023

County Durham drivers warned of eight places where you are most likely to get a ticket

More than eight million Penalty Charge Notices are dished out in the UK every year - and 30,000 of them are to motorists in County Durham

Chronicle Live · May 23, 2023

Kynren - dates, ticket prices and what to expect as it makes summer return to County Durham

Kynren - An Epic Tale of England will be back in Bishop Auckland between July 29 and September 9

Chronicle Live · May 21, 2023

County Durham's Ramside Hall set to open two new treehouses in July

Two new treehouses named Swan and Kingfisher represent a £500,000 investment in the hotel

Chronicle Live · May 20, 2023

County Durham's Psycho Path named Best Scream Park Event in the UK

Annual Halloween attraction in County Durham is delighted to win a national scare award as it already gets plotting this year's new additions of a Dolls House and The Hunt

Chronicle Live · May 20, 2023

North East's £4bn devolution deal wins public backing – with more than 60% in favour of new mayor

Almost two-thirds of the people who shared their views of the historic deal, which will see a regional mayor elected next May, were in favour of the huge proposal

Chronicle Live · May 19, 2023