Shotley Bridge

Shotley Bridge Hospital's urgent treatment centre will shut overnight for three months.

Ground conditions will be tested over the coming months ahead of further preparation work.

Andrew Kilburn has stood down after failing to declare that he worked for Durham County Council.

Houses, a gym and a swimming pool are among projects planned for near Shotley Bridge's new hospital.

The proposed Shotley Bridge Hospital will be built after years of delays, the government says.

Riders are raising money for Brain Tumour Research, in memory of a farmer who died in 2014.

People in the north-east of England and Cumbria see chilly scenes as snow falls.

The scheme is under review by the government, with costs rising to between £50m and £60m.