A public exhibition to showcase Consett's proposed £25 million sports village has been hailed as a major success as more than 150 showed up to see the plans for themselves, with the vast majority expressing wholehearted support for the development.

It has been announced that a new restaurant in Consett, currently being constructed by Project Genesis, will be operated by Gianfranco Fanelli, owner of the popular Julius Caesar Italian restaurant in Newcastle..

Consett CCTV Success Gains National Recognition

Consett's world class CCTV system, covering the town centre and the Project Genesis site, has been acclaimed for its outstanding use of technology in a G4S Security Services national awards scheme.

Consett Bags New Retail Development

The renaissance of Consett town centre is continuing with the approval of a new 9,000 square foot retail development on Front Street, further extending the town's retail heartland into the regenerated former steelworks site.