About County Durham
County Durham is a county in North East England that borders Tyne & Wear to the North, Cleveland to the south and North Yorkshire to the South West. Its main towns and cities include Consett, Darlington, Durham, Newton Aycliffe, Peterlee, Seaham, Shildon, Spennymoor, Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland and Chester Le Street.
Local links
Featured Local Businesses
SpecialOffers
Regional News from the BBC
BBC News
Woman biker killed in road crash
A woman motorcyclist dies after a crash in County Durham involving three other vehicles.
Thousands gather for miners' gala
Up to 50,000 people are expected to attend the 125th annual Durham Miners' Gala.
Vulcan tipped to be airshow star
One of the last remaining Vulcan bombers is lined up as a star attraction of the 21st Sunderland International Airshow.
Metro bosses tackle 'nasty niffs'
Transport bosses in Tyne and Wear begin a major programme to rid the light railway network of "unspeakable" odours.
Jefferies celebrates home victory
Sunderland super-middleweight boxer Tony Jefferies wins with a first-round stoppage of Belarus' Ilya Shakura.
Factory accident death man named
A man killed in an accident involving machinery at a County Durham car parts factory is identified.
Tennis knockabout for former PM
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair challenges tennis star Greg Rusedski as he sees a scheme on Wearside to promote the sport.
BBC Wear
Sport, travel, weather, things to do, features and much more
Tell us a story
Got a story? Get in touch with the BBC News website
Other local news
Link to other local news internet sites in Wearside
Recession News
News and features on the recession in the North East
Del.icio.us
Digg
Facebook
StumbleUpon
Bookmark in your browser