A website has been launched detailing how regeneration projects are benefiting South Durham.

The site, which can be accessed via www.iricd.co.uk, includes a section called Growing Communities, where people can offer articles and information, and advertise meeting dates.

When completed, the site will hold a database of information on about 200 projects.

There are 130 pages of information and that is growing every day.

Integrated regeneration in County Durham's Single Regeneration Budget rounds five and six is one of the largest and most complex regeneration programmes in the country.

Funded through One NorthEast it has been allocated £45m from the Government's Single Regeneration Budget.