Labour had repeatedly pledged before its landslide General Election victory that it would act to protect hundreds of jobs at the Hitachi factory in Newton Aycliffe
Lousia Centre in Stanley partially reopened on Monday as Durham County Council confirmed a full reopening of its facilities will happen later this month.
Lewis McManus and Ashton Agar held their nerve to take Northamptonshire Steelbacks to victory in the last over of this Vitality T20 Blast thriller at Wantage Road.
The former Station Hotel in South Hetton, County Durham, has been branded an "eyesore" by concerned residents - who now want the council to take action