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Jobs And Homes A Step Closer As Inspector Publishes Final Report...
Thousands of jobs and new homes which would provide a boost to the County Durham economy are a step closer following the publication of...
Things to Do in Durham
Revamped Hall Attracts New Community Activities
County Durham residents will be able to enjoy a range of sports and leisure activities in a newly refurbished community venue.
Coundon and Leeholme Community...
Shake Away The Shakeaway Menu
Last year I, Kushal Gautam, was in Durham, pursuing my Master’s study, a long way from home in Kathmandu, Nepal. After the last day...
Durham Business
Two art projects that engage with the community and highlight people’s experiences of isolation will be on show to the public this month.Durham County Council’s Community Arts team has organised two pieces with local artists that bring older people together to share their experiences of being isolated, either before...
County Durham residents will be able to enjoy a range of sports and leisure activities in a newly refurbished community venue.
Coundon and Leeholme Community Centre has been fully renovated, with the finishing touches added with financial support from Durham County Council.The council’s Bishop Auckland and Shildon Area Action Partnership...
Staff at a North East estate agency are celebrating after being commended as one of the best in the country.
The team at Venture Properties, which has branches across County Durham, was recently announced as the winner of the British Property Awards 2020-2021 gold accolade for ‘Letting Agent in Darlington’.Venture...
Last year I, Kushal Gautam, was in Durham, pursuing my Master’s study, a long way from home in Kathmandu, Nepal. After the last day of exams, I, with my friends decided to give ourselves a quick treat of a milkshake at Shakeaway - yes, that’s how boring we engineering...
Science & Technology in Durham
Cleveland Bridge UK is helping parents make homeschooling fun with a social media bridge building challenge
The Darlington-based company has teamed up with civil engineering and rail contractors Griffiths to encourage kids to create bridges from items from around the home and share photos of their structures on social media. View...
UPDATE: Everything is Corona-Cancelled
Archaeology Day, on Saturday 21st March, will celebrate the historical wonders that we need to remember who we are. And if that doesn't work, there will be tea and biscuits.Organised by the Council’s crack team of archaeologists, a series of speakers will give illustrated accounts of...
UPDATE: Everything is Corona-Cancelled
The newly-launched North East Business Resilience Centre (NEBRC) is helping firms to tackle a highly organised criminal industry that costs UK businesses geet walla piles of dosh per year.Led by Supt. Rebecca Chapman, NEBRC is funded by a range of private and public partners, a wide...
County Durham's councillors will discuss how to spend £50 million on saving the planet when it meets on Wednesday, 12 February.The council is proposing increased targets for carbon reduction as part of the two-year-plan, which includes an investment of £13.2 million to reduce the council’s own carbon emissions.The authority...
Durham Lifestyle
Appointments system helping home-buyers in Durham
An appointment-only visiting system at two new housing developments in Heighington and Hurworth is helping to make finding a new home safer and easier.
The...
Friends of Wag Asks for Support to Keep On Tackling Loneliness
Wag and Company, which tackles loneliness and isolation among older and vulnerable people in the region, is focusing its efforts on non-contact initiatives to...
Be Cancer Aware Campaign
Council staff with a learning disability are playing a valuable role in encouraging their peers to talk about cancer, by starring in a regional...
Swedish Snus Enters the Tobacco Free Market
If we need a nicotine fix, we tend to reach for toxic cigarettes, pungent cigars, or unsatisfying nicotine patches. But since the 18th century,...
Durham’s Young Stylists Reach Final of National Hairdressing Competition
Four stylish young stylists from Durham have styled their way into the finals of a national
student hairdressing competition, Concept Hair Apprentice of the Year...
Durham Sport
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