Ten new fostering families have helped provide a loving and stable homelife for children in Darlington this year.

Hopetown Darlington has won the Visitor Economy Award at the County Durham Together Awards 2024.

We are among four early adopters of a scheme to stop disengaged landlords sitting on empty lots.

Hopetown has won the highly prestigious North East Culture Award for best museum or cultural venue.

A reminder has been issued to householders that the last garden waste collections for 2024 will be carried out next month (December).

Hopetown Darlington has won the highly prestigious North East Culture Award for Best Museum or Cultural Venue.

A major operation to record traffic flows and passenger numbers is underway to shape how major transport projects are developed.

Plans to help fund a pre-16 centre at Darlington College for young people who are disengaged from education, are set to be discussed by councillors.

House builder, Bussey and Armstrong, is continuing its support of Christmas in Darlington thanks to its specially commissioned tree surround.

A Darlington man has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £458 for repeatedly dumping waste in a back lane.

A “wicked” selection of magical ice sculptures are set to be unveiled in the town centre on Saturday December 7 from 11am–3pm.

People will be asked to give their views on the council’s draft budget plans for 2025-26 along with its four-year Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP).