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 ...

A Consett man and woman are now behind bars after being involved in the rape of a young girl. Stephen Dodgson, 65, and Alison Gage, 61, have finally been brought to justice for serious sexual ...

Local charity Building Self Belief has opened up Benfieldside Community Gardens with plans to refurbish the area into a sustainable and welcoming… ...

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.

Dominic Haney, councillor for Consett South, said it would have a "devastating impact on Consett's beautiful rural skyline" while Consett North councillor Kathryn Rooney said it would "destroy the ...

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