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Celebrating Selfless Volunteers Across County Durham

Celebrating Selfless Volunteers Across County Durham!

The work of selfless volunteers who have kept County Durham communities blooming during the coronavirus pandemic is to be celebrated. Individuals and groups are being encouraged to share their stories and pictures of environmental improvements,...
Durham Dresses To Impress In The Annual Bloom Competition

Durham Dresses To Impress In The Annual Bloom Competition

Durham City was decked out in its floral best as it welcomed judges from the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) In Bloom competition. Officials from the annual Northumbria In Bloom award panel visited the city to...

Popular Family Christmas Show Returns To Empire Theatre

Christmas panto sails into Empire Theatre Swashbuckling sword fights, hidden treasure, and an adventure on the high seas await audiences who are going to a County Durham theatre’s Christmas panto this year. Consett’s Empire Theatre will...
Council Supports the Armed Forces Community in County Durham

Council Supports the Armed Forces Community in County Durham

The north east’s largest council has again pledged its support to Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families by re-signing the Armed Forces Covenant. Durham County Council first signed a localised Armed Forces Community Covenant...
The Chairman of the North East’s Largest Council Plants Tree as Part of Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations

The Chairman of the North East’s Largest Council Plants Tree as Part of Queen’s...

The chairman of the North East’s largest council has planted a tree as part of an initiative which celebrates the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year. The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a unique scheme created to...

Durham Classic Car Show: Bank Holiday Monday, 29th August

Durham Classic Car Show returns on August Bank Holiday Monday with rare cars amongst more than 125 classic cars to be displayed in the city centre. Organisers are confident that this year’s show will have...
Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in County Durham

Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in County Durham

Communities and venues across County Durham are preparing to welcome the Year of the Rabbit with a host of traditional events and activities. Durham City will be celebrating the Lunar New Year on Saturday, 21...
County Durham Unveils Maple House: A Transformative Residence for Young Individuals in Care

County Durham Unveils Maple House: A Transformative Residence for Young Individuals in Care

County Durham has unveiled Maple House, a remarkable £1 million residence intended to offer children and young individuals in care an empowering opportunity to transition towards independent living. Situated in close proximity to the Aycliffe...
RSPCA Heroic Rescue: Reuniting Stranded Gull with its Mother

RSPCA Heroic Rescue: Reuniting Stranded Gull with its Mother

An RSPCA rescue operation successfully reunited a young gull, stranded on a tall building in Hartlepool, with its mother. The gull was stuck in a narrow gap between a third-storey apartment and pillars fronting the...
Spennymoor's Festival Walk Revitalization: A Town Square Transformation

Spennymoor’s Festival Walk Revitalisation: A Town Square Transformation

Efforts to revitalise Spennymoor's Festival Walk and marketplace are ongoing, with the commencement of the final stages of the project to create a lively town square. Durham County Council has acquired two pieces of land...

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