Gabbie Jefferson is Business Administration Apprentice within the Lanchester Group’s finance department, primarily working for Greencroft Bottling but also ...

In December 2021, Melanie opened Baby Grows Scan Clinic in Leadgate’s Prospect Business Centre, filling a vital gap in local maternity care. With a background ...

Janice, a Leadgate girl whose father was a local miner and her mother worked at Shotley Bridge Hospital, has had a varied ...

Consett Lions attended the Consett Cycle Festival, enjoying a lovely day and raising funds via our Lions Tombola.

Blackhill’s historic St Aidan’s Church has become the subject of Durham County Council’s highest-ever planning enforcement ...

All 3–4-year-olds get 15 hours free from the term after their third birthday. Working parents may be eligible for 30 hours.

Anyone who plays outdoor sports knows how important it is for the ground to be in top condition—both for performance and ...

This month’s Consett Magazine is all about care — the quiet, powerful kind that binds people, places, and generations ...

To a certain extent, everyone operates online. Society has shifted to a hybrid model of online and offline living, be it ...

Got local news to share? A business to spotlight? An event or person that deserves recognition? Firefly New Media is here to ...

Meg Boustead, from Consett, took part in the The Steel Town 20 – an annual walk organised by Consett Hiking Group.

It’s in the fine threads of Janice Hutchinson’s felt artwork, where wool becomes memory, story, and landscape. And in the ...