Durham News

Organ Donors Honoured for Saving Lives

Organ Donors Honoured for Saving Lives

People from Durham who saved lives through the gift of organ donation have been posthumously honoured at a moving award ceremony. They received the Order of St John Award for Organ Donation, run in conjunction...
Keeping County Durham’s Highways Safe this Winter

Keeping County Durham’s Highways Safe this Winter

With darker nights and more wintry weather, residents are being urged to report highways issues to help keep the county moving.  Durham County Council is delivering its annual programme of work to maintain the county’s...
North West Durham School Trip of a Lifetime Saved!

North West Durham School Trip of a Lifetime Saved!

A North West Durham School trip to India for disadvantaged kids was averted from disaster after the Indian High Commissioner personally intervened. Lanchester EP Primary School Headteacher reached out to local MP, Richard Holden,...
Spanish Apprentice Challenge in County Durham

Spanish Apprentice Challenge in County Durham

Business savvy school pupils are encouraging Spanish tourists to visit County Durham.  The Spanish Apprentice challenge has seen teams of pupils from seven schools complete a series of language-based tasks in a bid to persuade...
An artist impression of 49 two, three and four bedroomed properties including 14 bungalows homes, built on a site near Sea View Walk in Murton

49 New Affordable Homes in a County Durham Village gets Green Light

Plans for a £11.5 million development of affordable homes in a County Durham village have been given the green light by local planning officials. The news follows unanimous approval of a scheme submitted by North...

Burnigill Bank Roadworks Update

Essential works to a County Durham road have reached the next key phase of construction. Durham County Council closed the B6300, Browney Lane at Burnigill Bank, in July, to allow for repairs to slippage next...

How you can help shape Durham’s Future Business Magnates

Businesses are being encouraged to share their expertise and inspire the future workforce of County Durham by giving their backing to an annual competition. Future Business Magnates (FBM), now in its 18th year, will see...

Road Resurfacing Scheme Complete

Roads across County Durham have been resurfaced as part of a network improvement scheme.   Durham County Council has invested £3.8m this year to repair and restore the county’s carriageways.   Works have been carried out at a...

Ramside Juniors Won the Trophy

RAMSIDE GOLF’s junior team have proved their prowess, after being named Durham County Champions.   The team of young players, aged between nine and 20, swept to victory in the mini league finals on Sunday (25...

Enhancing Wheatley Hill through community action

People in Wheatley Hill can share their thoughts on how to enhance their community from next week. Durham County Council’s Community Action Team is inviting residents and businesses to have their say on which issues...

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