Spennymoor'S new £2m police station is starting to take shape and is on target for an October opening.

The two-storey, slate-fronted building, on waste land next to Spennymoor Leisure Centre, will double the size of the 95-year-old station in Dundas Street. Officers will work on the ground floor and the second floor will be open plan with adaptable space. The custody suite has five cells