Tag: County Durham

Liz Twist MP has backed Government plans for 159 new NHS mental health facilities, including 100 community centres offering walk-in support.

For more than 100 years the Lanchester allotments have given local people somewhere to grow their own. Thirty plots and a waiting list.

A tribute to Jimmy Anderson of Ebchester, welder, poet and much-loved Derwent Valley character, who died on 13 August 2026. With his poem The Old Tup.

For almost 60 years the Bradley family has farmed the land around Lanchester. Now the Langpark Herd is passing to a third generation.

The September 2026 edition of Consett Magazine is out now. Read it in full, with the Bradley family farm on the cover.

The Invisible Crisis: Mapping Social Isolation in County DurhamThere is a quiet, heavy crisis creeping through the villages, market towns, and old mining communities of County Durham.While we are dead famous for our gorgeous dales, massive heritage, and proper close-knit community spirit, a shadow h…

Complaints about council services have hit a record high across England, yet the North East continues to have the lowest rate of any region – with one exception.

Durham Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen on the hidden danger in our rivers and reservoirs this summer, the campaign born from one family’s loss, and the simple advice that saves lives.

🎉 The August 2026 Print Edition of Consett Magazine Is Out NowThe August 2026 edition of Consett Magazine has arrived, bringing together another inspiring...

As a small, historic industrial town, Consett has undergone more modern change than some might expect. Here, logistics demands are ever-changing, and this has...