Yet, objectors fear the development would spoil views of the historic Hownsgill Viaduct. Hownsgill Viaduct, Consett (Image: Pamela Fowler) Durham County Council’s planning committee will ...

Hownsgill viaduct near Consett, County Durham is to be fitted with steel fences to prevent people trying to jump off. ... "Safety on this popular viaduct is paramount for the council but, ...

The site, nestled between Consett and Castleside, was once home to the Moorside Hotel. Social housing provider Castles & Coasts Housing Association will take the reins of the newly approved estate.

The viaduct was fitted with steel fences in 2012 following a spate of suicides. ... Janice Clark, 50, was on the wrong side of safety barriers on Hownsgill Viaduct, near Consett, ...

The woman fell 175ft to her death from Hownsgill Viaduct (Image: ChronicleLive/ WS) A woman who fell from a 175ft viaduct had been trying just moments earlier to climb back over the barrier to safety.

The family of a former British Army captain who plunged to her death from a viaduct 46 seconds after her handcuffs were removed say they are suing Durham Police. News you can trust since 1873 Sign In ...

Plans to build 55 affordable and “much-needed” homes in Consett have been recommended for approval.

A protective steel fence is to be fitted to a County Durham landmark to prevent suicide attempts. The 155-year-old Hownsgill Viaduct near Consett has been described as a suicide "hot spot" by ...

News; North East News; Consett; Consett's new affordable housing estate approved despite concerns over countryside impact Adderstone Living has been given the go-ahead to build 55 homes on the ...

A woman who fell from a 175ft viaduct had agreed moments earlier to climb back over the barrier to safety. Police had handcuffed the 50-year-old to Consett's Hownsgill Viaduct for her own safety ...

Durham Police faces legal action over the death of a woman who plunged from a viaduct, seconds after she was freed from handcuffs. Janice Clark, 50, was on the wrong side of safety barriers on ...