County Durham man banned for 23 months after drink driving on A692
Mark Murphy, 46, of Stanley, appeared at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court on June 8 in connection with an offence involving driving over the legal alcohol limit.
Local news from Stanley and the surrounding area
Mark Murphy, 46, of Stanley, appeared at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court on June 8 in connection with an offence involving driving over the legal alcohol limit.

It follows claims that several STANLEY Daycare Centres across South Tyneside could be closed or reduced, and many staff could lose their jobs
Nadeen Lister, 53, from Stanley, says she was left feeling ignored and unheard after first seeking help for a lump she discovered in her left breast in 2017.

We spoke to people in Stanley about their experience of a Reform local council after 12 months in power
Donna Hedley, of South Moor in Stanley, has been ordered to pay a total of £438 in fines and costs for breaching littering laws outside Durham bus station.

Harry Wentworth-Stanley's elder brother James died aged just 21 in 2006

Stanley Burnett has been jailed after admitting a series of offences involving indecent images and sickening online chats
A convicted Stanley sex offender has been locked up after he started sexual relationships with two women without alerting the authorities.
A prolific Stanley shoplifter has been given the chance to turn her life around after securing her first permanent home for several years.
Stanley man's excuse that he accidentally downloaded child abuse images when looking for Game of Thrones has been branded 'pathetic'.
North Durham Academy, in Stanley, has been forced to close early today (April 27) following a significant power outage, with students sent home from midday.
The EverReady Band in West Stanley, County Durham, is appealing for community support as rising financial pressures threaten its future, despite ongoing success as one of the North East’s leading bras
A bi-monthly street food market in Stanley, County Durham, has been praised for boosting town centre footfall and bringing the community together, according to a new survey.

Today marks one year since the grandad was murdered in his Stanley home