Tickets are priced at just £9.50 per person (plus booking fees) — great value for a full pantomime experience. – Source: PWG Productions For group bookings (10 or more) there’s mention of further ...

A beloved County Durham tradition is lighting up the skies once again, as Stanley Fireworks 2025 returns to Oakey Park this Sunday, 2 November. Located ...

Across England, more Volkswagen Transporter enthusiasts are choosing to upgrade their vans with VW T5 20 inch wheels. This upgrade trend can be seen across the region – from Newcastle to Durham and ...

Long before recorded history, three fearsome brothers—Con, Ben, and Mug—towered over the landscape of County Durham. In his ballad The Durham Giants, Laurence Goodchild (1813–1881), the blind bard of ...

As Halloween approaches — a time often said to blur the lines between worlds — Consett author Simon “The Kilted Occultist” Robson has unveiled what he claims is the world’s largest occult volume: The ...

This month, Consett in Focus celebrates more remarkable people that shape our community. We begin with Prince Bishop Vets, who have been caring for our pets with compassion and skill since 1984. Led ...

Once nearly extinct in England, the Red Kite (Milvus milvus) has made a remarkable comeback and now soars freely over parts of Consett, County Durham and Northumberland. With its forked tail, ...

A not-for-profit boxing club in Consett is reaching even more members of the community, thanks to a recent funding boost. Steeltown Spartans has received £1,500 from the Karbon Homes Community ...

Consett Lions Club are thrilled to announce the return of their much-loved Annual Town Raffle, taking place on Thursday 6th November 2025 at the Steel Club, Consett, DH8 5HA. This year’s raffle ...

As we transition into the beautiful shades and brisk air of autumn, our early years setting transforms into much more than just a facilitator of play; it becomes a warm cocoon of comfort, curiosity, ...

October being Black History Month, it is appropriate to record my visit to Bamber Bridge in Lancashire, having read about the outbreak of racial violence in June 1943 between the racially segregated ...

Over recent weeks and months, there has been a concerning rise in hate crime and racially motivated criminal damage across County Durham and Darlington. From offensive graffiti to the vandalism of our ...