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A field in Toft Hill. The field has been recently harvested and round bails are scattered around the field. Houses surround the field to the right and behind the field. A stone wall is in the foreground.

Consultation on A68 bypass launched after delays

The council is asking those with knowledge of their area for feedback on the plans for the bypass.

The outside of the leisure centre has a posted of a smiling woman in a swimming pool.

Reopening of revamped leisure centre delayed

It has been closed since February with a new soft play area, gym and heating being installed.

View of the entrance to the Howdon treatment works, with the banks of the River Tyne to the left, a road with a digger at the end of it, next the the lower part of an electricity pylon.

Water firm wants 13% bill hike to tackle sewage

BBC Look North's Mark Denten is taken on a tour of the treatment works in Howdon.

Stills from hidden cameras of Banner and Bennett. Banner has a skin cut hair cut. Bennett is bald with a white beard and is wearing black-framed glasses

Secure hospital workers lose ill-treatment appeal

Their lawyers argued it was not ill-treatment but appeal judges say that was for jurors to decide.

Tall brick building with sign at on the gate at the front saying "Durham County Council: County Hall".

Council service hubs cut to one-day opening

Demand for the hubs has fallen by about 66% since the 2017-2018 financial year, the council says.

Matthew Banner and Peter Bennett

Carers who abused patients challenge sentence

Peter Bennett and Matthew Banner's lawyers argue their case at the Court of Appeal.

Sign saying GSK GlaxoSmithKline on a white wall

GSK to cut about 200 jobs at site

The team affected has been producing the antibiotic Zinnat for the Swiss-owned firm Sandoz.

Whorlton Bridge photographed from below on the riverbank. The suspension bridge is made of wood running from a brick wall. A cable crane has been put in place ahead of the restoration work starting.

Piece by piece rebuild of 193-year-old bridge

The 193-year-old bridge is to be dismantled so its components can be assessed before it is rebuilt.

Northern lights in shades of pink, purple and green are seen above a bridge over water.

When can we next see the Northern Lights?

A Grassholme Observatory expert explains the night skies above the North East and Cumbria.