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Backing for the long-debated vision to bring back train services to the disused route through Gateshead, Sunderland, and County Durham formed part of the Government’s landmark Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) commitment this week. The region’s leaders have been campaigning for years to rebuild the Leamside Line to return rail links to towns left disconnected since…
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) issued the warning after the ruling, published on Friday, said sharing single-sex changing rooms with a trans colleague had created “a hostile, intimidating, humiliating and degrading environment” for nurses in Darlington. Eight members of the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital brought a claim against County Durham…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves marked the start of construction of the new hub, which will house more than 1,600 civil servants, today (January 16). Built on the site of a former car park next to the Darlington East End club and opposite St Cuthbert’s church, the building is expected to open in the first quarter of…
Paul Bean, who represents the Crook ward, is the county’s first councillor to join Advance UK. Reform expelled Cllr Bean, who was elected in May 2025, in September amid criticism of alleged social media posts criticising the party. Cllr Bean said he was “thrown under the bus” by Reform UK after the HOPE not hate…
Only 1.5% of employees at Redcar and Cleveland Council identified themselves as being in an ethnic minority and only 3.5% said they had a disability. The council conceded it was “not quite representative” of the borough’s non-white population in analysis of its workforce profile shared with resources scrutiny committee members. Meanwhile, in terms of disabilities…
The MP is scheduled to visit The Fleece Inn in Northallerton on Friday (January 16), at just after 5pm. Mr Sunak will be meeting with the pub’s management team to discuss plans for the much-anticipated reopening of the historic venue. Following the meeting, local residents will be able to attend, meet the MP in person,…
Durham County Council was the subject of a Corporate Peer Challenge by the Local Government Association (LGA), which highlighted the authority’s “strong and unified culture”. The review identified “strong strategic direction and stability” within the new administration after Reform UK gained overall control of the local authority at the May 2025 local elections. The council’s…
Durham County Council was the subject of a Corporate Peer Challenge by the Local Government Association (LGA), which highlighted the authority’s “strong and unified culture”. The review identified “strong strategic direction and stability” within the new administration after Reform UK gained overall control of the local authority at the May 2025 local elections. The council’s…
Durham County Council was the subject of a Corporate Peer Challenge by the Local Government Association (LGA), which highlighted the authority’s “strong and unified culture”. The review identified “strong strategic direction and stability” within the new administration after Reform UK gained overall control of the local authority at the May 2025 local elections. The council’s…
The leader of the Darlington Green group, Matthew Snedker, accused the Conservative Party of damaging public trust in politicians due to inaccuracies in a letter criticising a councillor’s attendance record. Local Conservatives called out Councillor Thomas Robinson’s attendance and called for a by-election to elect someone “who will properly represent your area”. The letter titled…
