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'I felt like I was the strongest' – Kate Richardson scores first win of 2026 at Tour of the Reservoir

Handsling Alba Development rider solos to victory in windy County Durham

Cycling Weekly

Horden, my home, is crying out for change

Letter: Robert Lodge calls for action to tackle the ‘housing spiral’ in the County Durham village where he grew up, but is now leaving at 18

The Guardian - UK

Ian McKellen ‘emotional’ as he opens County Durham theatre space

Actor says Ensemble 84 in Horden, employing local talent, is how a professional repertory company should be

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Man with schizophrenia not criminally responsible for killing British tourist in Australia

A man who fatally stabbed a British tourist in a regional Australian town has been found not criminally responsible due to mental illness. Royce Mallett, a 30-year-old father of two from County Durham, was attacked in the car park of a motel in Albury, New South Wales, on July 8,…

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The world’s first railway town named Britain’s most affordable place for families to buy a home

Shildon, County Durham, topped the list with an average house price-to-earnings ratio of 1.36

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Man charged with murder of court bailiff in County Durham

Jeff Blair, 55, who was attacked while on duty in Shildon, died in hospital after sustaining serious injuries

The Guardian - UK

Man, 49, charged with murder of court bailiff in County Durham

Robert Davies has been charged with murder, possession of an offensive weapon, and affray

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Inmate appears in court charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley

Anthony Russell, 43, appeared by video-link at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court, County Durham, on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Soham murderer Ian Huntley seriously injured in prison attack

Inmate understood to be Huntley taken to hospital after being assaulted at HMP Frankland in County Durham

The Guardian - UK

Soham killer Ian Huntley ‘left with 5% chance of survival’ after jail attack ‘by inmate with metal spike’

Huntley, 52, left lying in a pool of blood on a wing at HMP Frankland, County Durham, and is now in medically-induced coma

Evening Standard

Live action theme park to open in County Durham this summer

Here is what we know so far about the performance-packed site

The Independent UK

‘You’d be ashamed to bring someone here’: The struggling billionaire-owned high street that shows Reform’s road to No 10

Newton Aycliffe was meant to be a model town for a fairer postwar Britain. But unaffordable rents on a high street amounting to 0.12% of its property tycoon owner’s holdings have made it a symbol of decline – and a warning for Labour

The Guardian - UK

Nurse hails ‘victory for common sense’ after trans changing room ruling

Darlington nurse Bethany Hutchison led the claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Evening Standard

Tribunal rules that nurses who changed with trans colleague suffered harassment

Eight members of the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital brought a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

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Nurses who changed with trans colleague suffered harassment, tribunal rules

Eight members of the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital brought a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Evening Standard

‘Oldest’ Horizon victim made OBE says she will wear it in honour of victims

Betty Brown, 92, from County Durham, is honoured for services to justice.

Evening Standard

Two men arrested after village Christmas tree cut down

The tree was felled sometime on Wednesday night in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, just hours after the Christmas lights were switched on.

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‘They need more backbone’: budget disappointment reigns in Peterlee

Residents of deprived County Durham town, where support has swung from Labour to Reform, say chancellor’s policies won’t solve their problems

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Snow blankets homes in breathtaking drone footage as weather warning issued

Drone footage from Castleside in County Durham shows houses, fields and cars covered in a thick layer of snow on Wednesday, 19 November.

International Business Times UK

NSK's Success Story in County Durham Sours on Impending Closure of UK Factories

NSK Ltd. has begun consultations over a restructuring plan that will see the withdrawal of production and the eventual closure of its County Durham factories by March 2027, risking hundreds of jobs.

The Guardian - UK

Abuse by UK’s ‘most prolific sex offender’ was ignored at Medomsley detention centre, report finds

Neville Husband committed hundreds of offences while working at facility in County Durham from 1969 to 1985

Evening Standard

Man and woman dead as car crashes off road and into petrol station in early hours

The Ford Ka is believed to have swerved across the carriageway before it struck the BP petrol forecourt

The Independent UK

Hospital bosses in transgender row feared ‘bullying trust’ label, tribunal told

Seven nurses are bringing a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

The Independent UK

Bosses ‘lacked compassion’ over trans colleague concerns, nurse tells tribunal

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is responding to an employment tribunal claim brought by seven Darlington nurses.

Evening Standard

Manchester Arena bomb plotter denies ‘terror-related’ attack on prison officers

Hashem Abedi is accused of carrying out an attack while serving a sentence at HMP Frankland in County Durham.

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