£8.5 Million for Road Repair and Pothole Prevention
The Council has won money from the Department for Transport’s Pothole and Challenge Bid bonanza
The big taxpayer cash prize is in addition to the £30 million jackpot already committed by the council for 2020-21...
Hundreds of Food Parcels Delivered to Lockdown Victims
Food parcels and essential items are being delivered to vulnerable people suffering under the lockdown in East Durham, thanks to a taxpayer grant
East Durham Area Action Partnership (AAP) has awarded funding to a number...
Instagram Pen Pals and the Tree of Virtual Friendship
The Council’s international relations office is using school children across the county to write messages of love and support on a virtual friendship tree
At an unprecedented time when many children are locked down due...
Road Work on Bowburn’s Junction 61 is Back!
Work is resuming at Bowburn’s Junction 61
As the two-week lockdown of healthy people became a two-month house arrest-fest, things looked lonely for roads.
However, The Council has resumed work on Junction 61 at Bowburn, one...
Dementia Friendly Choir Still Singing Despite Lockdown
Thanks to the power of technology and the passion of its members and organisers, a dementia-friendly choir is still bringing people together during the coronavirus outbreak.
East Durham Dementia Friendly Choir offers those living with...
Traveller Stopover Areas Closed Following Appleby Fair Cancellation
Temporary Stop Over Areas (TSOAs) in County Durham will not be in operation this summer as a result of Government guidance on coronavirus.
Durham County Council usually provides 10 areas across the county as stopovers...
Business Durham Connects Companies to Solve COVID-19 Challenges
Business Durham is linking up companies across County Durham to help them find solutions for their current business challenges during the coronavirus outbreak.
While many businesses have had to shut down during the crisis, others...
Durham County News Round Up
Durham deemed the UK’s greenest city
Durham is the UK’s greenest city, according to solar technology specialists, The Solar Centre, based on 10 green criteria including waste management, air quality, carbon emissions and green spaces.
Swansea...
The Council Returns Garden Waste Collections
Garden waste services in County Durham will return, with changes to collection dates
The Council postponed garden waste collections in order to maintain its essential refuse and recycling services during the lockdown.
Garden waste collection is...
Will Government Lockdown Continue into Summer?
Durham BRASS was due to take place across County Durham this summer, with ten days concerts and street parties between 10 and 19 July
The Council has been obediently following the new Government lockdown laws,...