Remote Committees to Consider Planning Applications
Planning committees will restart next week to determine some of County Durham’s more significant applications.
It’ll be the first planning committee held since 18 March, after anti-social engineering measures were enforced by the government.
Meetings still...
Scientistt Successfully Launches Networking Platform
A County Durham entrepreneur takes a step to success after launching his new online business, with support from Durham City Incubator.
Networking platform, Scientistt, which provides a networking tool for research students and academic research...
Re-Engineering Durham Consultation Deadline: 31st July
Have your say on how your tax money is spent on re-designing County Durham streets to comply with Government regulations
The deadline for the consultation is 31st July 2020; you can read the details, and...
Local Community Groups Receiving Funding
Money awarded to community groups at work during the lockdown crisis is helping those experiencing crisis.
£1.4 million of taxpayer money was made available by Durham County Council to its 14 Area Action Partnerships (AAPs),...
Richard Holden MP Welcomes Funding for National and Local Homelessness Charities
The government has announced that £6 million will be made available for frontline homelessness charities.
The funding will go via a bidding process to over 130 homelessness charities across the country to help them provide...
Carers’ Week Starts on Monday 8th June
Making the vital work of County Durham carers more visible will be the theme of Carers’ Week, which starts on Monday (8 June).
Carers provide unpaid support and care for family members, friends and neighbours. The...
Major Works to Commence on New Elvet Bridge
There will be a full road closure in place as significant work takes place on New Elvet Bridge, lasting up to 14 months.
Linking the east and west sides of Durham, the bridge carries an...
£1,700 for Knitting Project to Raise Money for the NHS
A crafty new project is helping to tackle social isolation in Durham City and surrounding areas caused by the current lockdown by encouraging people to get out their knitting needles and crochet hooks.
Sandra Almeida...
Shielding Residents Advised to Stay at Home for Another Month
County Durham residents who were asked to stay isolated are urged to take extra care as restrictions begin to ease.
It follows updated government advice stating that although people who are shielding remain vulnerable, they...
June is Bike Month!
Everyone in the UK is invited to join Bike Month, a national campaign to get more people on bikes.
As part of Bike Month, The Council has teamed up with Love to Ride, to encourage...
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