Durham News

Aykley Heads Business Park Planning Application

Proposals to create a business park in Durham generating an initial 4,000 jobs worth up to £400m have taken a step forward with the submission of plans. The Council has submitted a ‘hybrid’ planning application...

Sharing a Love of BRASS with County Durham’s Children

School children and families across County Durham can learn all about brass music this week as BRASS Online 2020 gets underway. Daily tutorials and workshops will be taking place every day next week to mark...

Miners’ Gala Online Exhibition 2020

A popular exhibition on the history of the Durham Miners’ Gala, which was set to be displayed this weekend, will move online to celebrate virtual Gala Day. The 136th Durham Miners’ Gala was scheduled to...

Front-of-House Facilities Will Be Refurbished at Gala Theatre & Cinema

Work at Gala Theatre and Cinema will include improvements to the foyer, bar area and box office areas as well as the introduction of an updated till system. The changes are being made to improve...

National Cycle Route 1’s Durham Section to Get One Million Pound Tidy Up

Improvements are to be made to a popular national cycle route thanks to a grant of almost one million pounds. National Cycle Route 1 runs from Dover to the Shetland Isles in Scotland, with its...

County Durham’s Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Participants Recognised

More than 1,500 youngsters from across the county signed up to The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award between April 2019 and 31 March this year. Between them, they gave almost 15,000 hours of their time to...

Pick and Collect Library Service will Launch 6th July

Visits to browse the library are a thing of the past, thanks to a new book collection service. The Council is introducing the ‘pick and collect’ service so that you can access book collections while...

Gosling Family’s Cold Water Safety Reminder

The family of a County Durham teenager who drowned after jumping into a river has urged young people to be safe around water. Cameron Gosling, 14, from Crook, experienced cold water shock and drowned after...

SEND Services Improved & Future Funding to be Discussed

SEND services in County Durham have improved significantly in the last three years, a latest Ofsted and CQC inspection has shown. Between November 2017 and December 2017, Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) services across...

Government Issues Social Engineering Orders for Hospitality Industry

From Saturday 4th of July, the government has announced that businesses and venues in the hospitality sector, such as restaurants, pubs, hair salons, and cinemas, will be allowed to reopen to the public if...

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