There will be less money for Neighbourhood Wardens because of cutbacks in the proposed budget for Durham County Council.
A Teesdale man is out of pocket by more than £1,300 after admitting to fly-tipping building waste in a hedgerow near Hamsterley.
Crew Clothing is set to be the latest addition to Barnard Castle’s high street.
A rogue builder is behind bars after carrying out a string of fraud offences against his customers, leaving them thousands of pounds out of pocket.