A mum has spoken of her family's heartache after a fire destroyed their back garden and killed their pet guinea pig. Laura McLaughlin was asleep on April 3 when she awoke to see her Consett garden ...

Consett man and woman locked up for 13 years between them over rape of young girl Stephen Dodgson, 65, and Alison Gage, 61, have been jailed David Huntley Multi-Media Journalist ...

Local charity Building Self Belief has opened up Benfieldside Community Gardens with plans to refurbish the ... “It’s fantastic to see something like this right in the heart of Consett, ...

A man has died in a fire at a house in County Durham. Emergency services were called to the terraced property in Gladstone Gardens, Consett, at about 06:30 GMT on Friday. The 41-year-old man, who ...

POLICE have launched an investigation after vandals damaged a community garden at Blackhill Club, Ridely Street, near Consett. It is believed vandals struck on Thursday night. A large quantity of ...

More than 3,500 people opposed the incinerator which would have had a 164ft (50m)-high chimney.

Consett North councillor Alex Watson, who has been involved with Project Genesis since it was launched in 1994, continues to support the plans. Speaking in December, he said: ...