Durham News

Residents Urged to Beware of Scam Callers

Residents Urged to Beware of Scam Callers

Residents across County Durham are being urged to be on their guard against fraudsters trying to benefit from a national council tax rebate scheme. Durham County Council understands that callers, claiming to be from the...
Work Being Undertaken At Durham Town Hall To Preserve Its History

Work Being Undertaken At Durham Town Hall To Preserve Its History

Work is set to be carried out at a historic Durham City building to preserve its heritage for centuries to come. Durham Town Hall has been central to the city from as far back as...
Veterans And Armed Forces Community Artwork Being Exhibited At Bishop Auckland Town Hall

Veterans And Armed Forces Community Artwork Being Exhibited At Bishop Auckland Town Hall

A free exhibition featuring artwork from veterans and the Armed Forces community officially opened to the public at the weekend. Visitors to Explore Life Through Soldiers’ Eyes, at Bishop Auckland Town Hall, can now explore...
Shoppers Invited To Enjoy The National Fiver Fest Special Offers

Shoppers Invited To Enjoy The National Fiver Fest Special Offers

Durham’s independent retailers are joining the national Totally Locally Fiver Fest, and inviting shoppers to enjoy special offers for two weeks from this coming Saturday, 12th June. The fifth National Totally Locally Fiver Fest will...
Richard Holden Delighted At Government's Pulse Fishing Ban In UK Waters

Richard Holden Delighted At Government’s Pulse Fishing Ban In UK Waters

Following the UK’s departure from the EU, the UK Government has banned pulse fishing in UK waters in a move that Richard Holden, Member of Parliament for North West Durham, has welcomed. Pulse fishing is...
Wings of Peace: The Remarkable 15,000 Dove Installation at Durham Cathedral

Wings of Peace: The Remarkable 15,000 Dove Installation at Durham Cathedral

This summer, Durham Cathedral will host an awe-inspiring display featuring over 15,000 paper doves, each one crafted by visitors bearing messages of peace.
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Dark Novel ‘Lord of the Flies’ Coming to Durham Stage

A play based on a classic – and very dark – 20th-century novel is to come to the Durham stage. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies will be performed at Durham’s Gala Theatre between Monday...
Sue Sweeney Joins St Cuthbert’s Hospice

Sue Sweeney Joins St Cuthbert’s Hospice

Local Durham On Air radio presenter and comedienne Sue Sweeney has been appointed as a Charity Lottery Promoter at Durham’s St Cuthbert’s Hospice. The lottery helps to fund the £2 million pound the hospice needs...
Business Durham's Support For Tech Companies Proving A Success

Business Durham’s Support For Tech Companies Proving A Success

Business Durham has supported the launch and growth of three technology companies thanks to its six-month accelerator programme for start-ups. Networking platform NetKnoWho, taxi and private hire app taxigoat and messaging app ChatPro all took...
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Lest we Forget, Remembrance is Not Just About the Past

On September 15th 1916 The Durham Light Infantry paid a terrible price losing four hundred and five brave young men on the Regiments Bloodiest Day on the Somme. Historians pore over the records and...

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