Ferryhill

Barbara Middleton says she cannot afford to staff the government's free breakfast clubs.

Operators of the community-owned venue in Ferryhill say they dealt with two fires in three days.

The government reinstates a pause over plans to buy houses for asylum seekers in County Durham.

Money is signed off to explore Northumberland Line expansion and the reopening of the Leamside Line.

Passenger numbers are high but experts say there is no political will to fund other schemes.

Ferryhill terraced house with damp, rats and no mains gas or electricity is finally restored.

Councils say a lack of housing in London means they have to move people to north-east England.