Durham Council Tax Hikes Likely as Government Austerity Bites
Durham
County Council is facing a period of difficulty and uncertainty as central government
austerity measures continue. And this is likely to mean a hike in council tax.
The
council will need...
Celebrations as £670,000 Village Hall Rises from the Ashes
A County Durham village hall that was destroyed by fire has been replaced by a modern state-of-the-art building.
St John’s Hall in Meadowfield was devastated by a blaze in March 2014. The recent opening of...
Waterson’s Cyber Team Gets a Kieran Fowler Upgrade
National business and IT consultancy firm Waterstons is enhancing its cyber team with The Kieran Fowler, a 10-year veteran Detective Constable of the Metropolitan Police specialising in cyber-crime and fraud.
As a Senior Information Security...
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,...
Richard Holden MP Welcomes News About the Government’s Furlough Scheme
Over 10,500 jobs in North West Durham, and almost 300,000 across the North East, have benefited from the Government’s Furlough scheme
Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham, has welcomed the massive positive benefit that...
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...
Durham Opticians Warn Locals To Be Vigilant About Eye Health Post-Lock-down
Durham opticians are warning locals not to neglect their eye health now we are out of lockdown.
Specsavers revealed a third of people in the UK noticed a deterioration in their eyesight during lockdown according...
County Durham and Darlington Retiree Firefighter Honoured With A Prestigious Award
Retired County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service firefighter Harold ‘Harry’ Binyon has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Spirit of Fire award at a virtual ceremony held by The Fire Fighters Charity...
Durham Constituents Urged To Join WW2 Veteran Bernard In Getting The Covid-19 Vaccine
Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham, congratulated his constituent, Mr. Bernard Knatt, 93, of Iveston in County Durham, who received the Covid-19 vaccine in December and was looking forward to getting his second...
Durham-Based Space Company Receives Innovation Funding From The UK Space Agency
ISOCOM LIMITED, a County Durham optoelectronic component manufacturer, is working with Northumbria University to develop the world’s first commercially available laser-based satellite communication system via the National Space Innovation Programme.
Peterlee-based ISOCOM is a leader in...
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