Several streets in Annfield Plain, near Stanley, were cordoned off after unconfirmed reports of a serious assault. Firearms officers and paramedics were seen in the area of Stanhope Gardens ...

Officers taped off an area in Frosterley Gardens, Annfield Plain, Stanley, at around 5.10pm on Saturday. Unconfirmed reports on social media suggest that a man suffered a gunshot wound.

Army bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion following the discovery in the Coral bookmakers in Annfield Plain on Tuesday. Daniel Staples, of Hare Law Gardens in Stanley ...