Ferryhill

Repeated sex offender David Hillary, 73, is jailed for 20 years for several crime against a girl.

Durham Police make two arrests over the December attack in which an "unknown substance" was thrown.

A new mining sculpture, a scrapped bus and a listed garden make the headlines.

Designer Andrew McKeown hopes his lamp sculpture will keep old mining job titles alive.

One man was stabbed and another had an "unknown substance" thrown in his eyes, police say.

Ambulances, police and helicopters were sent to the scene in Ferryhill, County Durham, police say.

It means most County Durham residents will have to pay at least 10% of their council tax bills.