A by-election to fill a vacant seat held by a former Reform councillor in County Durham will be held in March.

Local elections, scheduled for May this year, look set to be postponed in County Durham after the Reform UK-led council admitted that it “did not know how to do them”.

The City of Durham Parish Council says the plan would undermine public confidence. Deputy council leader Darren Grimes says savings will be delivered to avoid higher rises. Councils say they activated ...

As Durham heads to the polls for Tuesday’s general election, candidates for the City Council’s three ward seats are making their final cases to win voters’ trust. In races defined by the contentious ...

A farmers’ union has welcomed Durham County Council’s commitment to support local farmers and rural communities.

A County Durham venue is back on the market after plans to convert it into a multi-use community hub were shelved.