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Early Bird Offers for Muddy Mayhem Fun Day at Hardwick Park

Early Bird Offers for Muddy Mayhem Fun Day at Hardwick Park

Early birds can catch a discount for a mud-filled day of fun in County Durham. On Sunday 1st October, the Muddy Mayhem event will see runners tackling obstacle courses at Hardwick Park, a beautiful expanse...

Jack Drum Arts Awarded £13,000 for Online Classes

The Council’s 3 Towns Partnership awarded over £13,000 to Jack Drum Arts, to cover their overheads for the next 3 months, running creative online classes. They will deliver arts and crafts activity packs to families...

Town Centres in County Durham are Preparing to Welcome You Back

From 15th June, more shops will reopen and The Council is working in partnership with retailers and landlords to make sure businesses, staff, residents and visitors are all able to shop obediently. The council has...
photo courtesy of Kathryn Yengel, from Flickr Creative Commons

Durham Event to Discuss Massive Brexit Impact on Countryside

An event at Durham’s Gala Theatre is set to discuss the enormous impact that Brexit will have on farmers and the countryside. The public debate, which will take place on Friday 12th May at 11.00...
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3 Exciting Cycle Races Lined up as Tour Series Returns to Durham

Top cyclists will be racing head-to-head over the cobbles of Durham City this May. The return of the Tour Series on May 22nd will see three cycling races taking place. As well as the men’s...
Exhibition Gives Insight into 'Food Bank Britain'

Exhibition Gives Insight into ‘Food Bank Britain’

A photography exhibition, recently opened at Durham Town Hall, aims to give the public an insight into the daily life of a food bank. Photographer Carl Joyce, thirty-one, spent ten weeks working with the...
Branching out- Victorian workhouse

Did Your Victorian Ancestors Live in a County Durham Workhouse?

County Durham residents will soon have the chance to find out if any of their ancestors had connections to the region’s workhouses. Workhouses were notorious institutions where those who could not support...
These Entrepreneurs Are Set To Accelerate Growth Through An Accelerator Programme

These Entrepreneurs Are Set To Accelerate Growth Through An Accelerator Programme

A group of eight entrepreneurs is set to benefit from an incubator programme designed to accelerate the growth of fledgling businesses in County Durham. Durham City Incubator (DCI) was launched in 2018 as a joint...
Chief Executive Of Leading Council Announces Retirement

Chief Executive Of Leading Council Announces Retirement

Terry Collins, chief executive of Durham County Council, has today (15 September) announced his intention to retire after a successful 43-year career in local government. Mr Collins joined the council in February 2009 as a...
Durham County Council receives £300k to provide accommodation for rough sleepers in Shildon

Durham County Council receives £300k to provide accommodation for rough sleepers in Shildon

Durham County Council has been awarded £300,000 to create accommodation in County Durham through the government’s Rough Sleeper Accommodation Fund.  During ‘Everyone In’, a scheme which supported rough sleepers to find accommodation during the coronavirus...

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