Will this really be the last Durham Lumiere?

A council and event producers appear to be at odds over the future of the Durham Lumiere festival.

Organisers previously announced this year's light festival, showcasing installations across Durham city and Shildon, would be the last due to increasing costs.

As the festival got under way, Helen Marriage, artistic director of Lumiere and chief executive of Artichoke, said: "If you have to choose between bins and ballet, it's clear what people will choose."

However, Reform-led Durham County Council, which commissions the festival, said it would review this year's event and that it was not "necessarily the end of Lumiere or light art in Durham".

Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend this year's event which ends on Saturday.