In Horden, County Durham, Westminster slogans have long been left unmet as the population has plummeted.

More than £2,000 has been raised to aid Horden residents' legal challenge in a desperate bid to save their homes from demolition.

Earlier this week, I came across the news that the village of Horden could undergo a massive redevelopment in an attempt to improve the area which has been blighted by crime and anti-social behaviour.

Our report from the County Durham village which residents say is “like Beirut” has raised many questions. Channel 4 News North of England Correspondent Ciaran Jenkins has some of the answers. Isabel ...

A woman in her 40s has died after police were called to an incident in a County Durham town this morning. Police were called to Seventh Street, Horden at about 11.15am, to reports of concern for the ...

A once-thriving seaside town in the north of England has become a "ghost town" - with house prices as low as £5,000. Former mining community Horden, Durham, is now a shell of its former self following ...

A seaside village has been forced to plaster abandoned homes with posters of windows and doors to deter thieves after residents fled the area. Fed up locals in Horden, County Durham, are plagued by ...

A police investigation is under way following the “unexplained” death of a woman.