There have been multiple power cuts across County Durham this morning after amber alert snowfall overnight. Many people are facing disruption after the first fall of snow in 2025. Roads are blocked ...

An underground explosion at Easington Colliery, County Durham, claimed the lives of 81 miners and two rescue workers on 29 May 1951. A service will take place in the village's community garden and ...

Joanne Howey says she has faced daily threats and abuse online as she bids to become the MP for Easington, County Durham. The county councillor in Bishop Auckland is taking part in her first ...

Kris Bewick, 43, of Orchard Street, Pelton, Chester le Street, pleaded guilty to stealing £352 worth of men's hygiene products from a Sainsbury's store in Durham on March 19. He was fined £40, and ...

A County Durham MP has shared that families have been rehoused from London to his Easington constituency. Labour MP Grahame Morris said some councils are 'choosing to break the law' by 'secretly ...

In a statement, a North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to a five vehicle road traffic collision on the A19 at Easington ... at the scene. " Durham Constabulary directed ...

A village church which was at risk of becoming a "blight" on the community has been transformed into a "cherished" venue, a councillor has said. Easington Colliery Methodist Church, in County Durham, ...

Wayne Bryson, 31, was involved in a brawl with another man in Hawthorne Street in Easington, County Durham, in February. The fight spilled out onto the street, where his victim suffered life ...

Born in Easington, County Durham, Matt attended Durham Sixth Form Centre before later moving to Edinburgh to undertake training as an actor at Queen Margaret University School of Drama.

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A County Durham MP has shared that families have been rehoused from London to his Easington constituency. Labour MP Grahame Morris said some councils are 'choosing to break the law' by 'secretly ...

Easington Colliery Methodist Church, in County Durham, was on the brink of closure in 2022 due to rising maintenance costs and a dwindling congregation. A new community benefit society ...