A young Consett motorist who ‘panicked’ and sped off from the police when they spotted him on his mobile phone has been banned from driving.

A Medomsley sex predator was one of the worst abusers in UK history. That's the view of the man behind an investigation into ...

The harrowing and graphic details of the sexual and physical abuse suffered by victims at the hands of detention officers has been laid bare.

Peter Toole faced a vicious physical assault after being locked up for a petty offence at Medomsley, and said the apology to ...

Staff awareness was widespread: colleagues referred to victims as Husband's "wives", and a 1970s search of the kitchens that ...

Neville Husband attacked hundreds of trainees at Medomsley detention centre in Consett, Co Durham, according to Prison and ...

A vile Medomsley prison officer branded “as possibly the most prolific sex offender in British history” as the 202-page ...

It is often joked that Consett has 'a climate of its own' - but why? Here's the truth behind how high Consett is above sea level.

Between themed TV specials, novelty candy flavors and the pageantry of the mass-produced costume, Halloween has become so thoroughly Americanized that we often forget the holiday grew from much more ...

The Groat Market was home at the time to the new offices of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and the old Town Hall ...

A Consett-based school is giving its pupils hands-on skills. Delta Independent School, which supports young people who struggle in mainstream education… | North East | Construction | Education | Train ...

WILLIAMSTOWN – Halfway through Tuesday’s Division II golf state championship, Canton coach Mike Barucci remained unsettled because the top overall spots kept switching after each hole. “They are ...