The phenomenon of deserted medieval villages (DMVs) in County Durham provides a rich archaeological and historical landscape to explore. In 1968, a total of 22 sites were recorded, though further ...

Dozens of local children have joined members of local charities and community groups in helping to create a new 18-hectare woodland on the site of a former County Durham surface mine.

A new 18-hectare woodland is set to be created on a former County Durham surface mine site. Banks Mining has been working on the landscaping and aftercare of its former Bradley site, off the A692 ...

Dozens of children have helped to create a new woodland on the site of a former mine. The 18-hectare woodland on the former Bradley surface mine site near Leadgate and Dipton will have 36,000 new ...