Beamish Museum Launches Appeal for Help
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, is today launching a fundraising appeal.
The open air museum is a charity that relies on visitors for 95% of its income, including ticket sales and catering and...
Win a £30 National Garden Voucher in Garden Treasures Contest
There’s still time for County Durham gardeners to win a £30 National Garden Voucher in a council photography competition.
The Garden Treasures contest has been organised by The Council and encourages people to share why...
St Bede’s RC Comprehensive Prepares to Join a Multi-Academy Trust
St Bede’s RC Comprehensive, in Peterlee, has been supported by the Northern Saints Academy Trust, now the Bishop Chadwick Catholic Academy Trust, since 2015 after the school received a ‘requires improvement’ Ofsted rating followed...
Home Schooling in County Durham
Following a rise in the numbers of children being educated at home, Durham County Council’s Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee conducted a review.
The review looked at the levels and demographics of...
Bluebell Meadow Primary: Is it Worth Keeping Two Buildings?
Councillors in County Durham are being recommended to approve the reduction of a school onto a single site
The Council’s Cabinet is being encouraged to agree that all children at Bluebell Meadow Primary School be...
Mount Oswald Manor Restoration Project Gains Wolfson Foundation Funding
The Council submitted a planning application last month to restore and refurbish the Grade II-listed Mount Oswald Manor as a home for the county’s archive, heritage and registration services.
Now the authority has been told...
Horden Train Station Opens for Business
The first scheduled train stopped at the new Horden station this morning, marking the entry into service of the £10.55 million development near Peterlee.
Located on South East View, the station links the east of...
ANEC Writes to Region’s MPs: Where’s the Money?
Councils across the North East have joined forces to write to the region’s MPs amid an estimated £272m shortfall in financial support.
The Association of North East Councils (ANEC), which comprises all 12 of the...
Drive-Through Birth Registrations Are Now A Thing
A special drive-through service has enabled the families of more than a hundred babies born in County Durham to register their births.
Local authorities were forced to suspend birth registrations in March by the Government.
Changes...
Taxpayer Funded Food Banks and Food Delivery Around Willington
Hot nourishing meals are being offered to vulnerable people in Willington, Crook and surrounding areas, with support from a local council partnership.
Using taxes awarded by Durham County Council’s 3 Towns Area Action Partnership (AAP),...
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