Firefighters descended on Easington Lane High Street in the early hours of Thursday after a blaze at a building. The High Street in both directions remains closed and heavy traffic has been ...

Today is expected to be dry and plenty of winter sunshine, although some patches of cloud will linger this morning. A windy day, but not as much as yesterday. Tonight This evening and the start of ...

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Easington Colliery manager Olly Hotchkiss hailed the attitude of his players after their dramatic 4-3 win against Newcastle Benfield. James Fairley and Kevin Pearn both found the net to help the ...

Joff Whaite, a local photographer, has shared pictures from Deep Duffryn Colliery prior to its demolition. These pictures were captured in 1981 just one year prior to its demolition in January 1982.

A County Durham shop’s bid to sell alcohol faces opposition from 200 residents concerned about increased violent incidents and community disruption. The owners of Seaside Lane Minimarket in ...

A19 southbound is now clear following an earlier broken down vehicle from A1086 (Little Thorpe junction, Easington ... Bypass (Dunston Interchange). Colliery Lane in both directions re-opened ...

A machete-carrying robber told a store assistant he would be killed if he came any closer, as the raider plundered displays of cigarettes and alcohol, a court heard. Dean Smith carried out his ...

Shaw told the planning meeting: "This development is within 100 yards of where the former Dawdon Colliery was. "We had 100 years of extracting coal, which had a huge impact on the environment.