A DURHAM city centre car park has re-opened after a revamp.

The Sands car park is run by Durham City Council, which spent £90,000 on the work carried out by Cavetto Landscape Contractors, of Chester-le-Street.

A riverside footpath from Pennyferry Bridge over the River Wear has been created as part of the work, which completes the £30m Millennium City development.

The council's head of regeneration, Tony Armstrong, said: "The transformation of the area around the Sands with the landscaping, new footbridge and landscaped car parking area is terrific.