It was the heart and soul of a County Durham town that kept its economy alive.. But now the former Consett British Steel plant has come under fire as more ex-workers are being asked to join a ...

A PROJECT to commemorate the industrial heritage of a north Durham town is underway. Leisureworks, which runs sports and arts venues in the former district of Derwentside, is asking anyone with ...

A WEBSITE dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the steelworks in Consett has been launched. It will be 40 years in September since the last steel was tapped in Derwentside, but the ...

The proposed site was part of the former Consett Steel Works, but objectors including Christine Thomas said the town was a "secret gem, a beautiful place to live" which had put its industrial past ...

Consett steel workers march on Westminster, London. It is a ?build it and they will come? mentality. And to some extent, it has worked. Several large employers have set up shop in Consett, including ...

"Consett's days of polluting industry are behind us. But the people of Consett remain as tough as steel - as shown by the thousands of people who stood up and backed the campaign against the waste ...

The Consett Iron Company was established in 1840 and steel dominated Consett visually in terms of its landscape, the town becoming renowned for the pall of red dust that hung over it.

The proposed site was part of the former Consett Steel Works, but objectors including Christine Thomas said the town was a "secret gem, ...

Campaign group chair Christine Thomas (front) said the incinerator would threaten Consett's "natural beauty" Objectors to a proposed incinerator in Consett have told a public inquiry it threatens ...