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Exciting Insights Into The Archives At Durham County Record Office

Exciting Insights Into The Archives At Durham County Record Office

A popular series of history talks that offer exciting insights into the archives at Durham County Record Office will re-start this month. The ‘Third Thursday’ talks programme was put on hold earlier this year as...
Portrait of HM The Queen Projected onto County Hall

Portrait of HM The Queen Projected onto County Hall

An image of Her Majesty The Queen is being projected onto the headquarters of the North East’s largest council to mark the beginning of the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations this year. The projection, which was...
Flower Bed Display Promoting The Urgent Need For More Foster Carers Across The County

Flower Bed Display Promoting The Urgent Need For More Foster Carers Across The County

Green-fingered school pupils, a Durham County Council foster carer and two young people who have benefitted from being in care dug in to help with the planting of a flower bed which promotes the...
Neil Henry of HLA Services, Sean Hudson, Post Master, and Sergio Petrucci, founder of the Red Sky Foundation

Campaign Raises Nearly £5000 In Support Of The Red Sky Foundation

A Boldon man’s fundraising campaign in memory of his brother has raised thousands of pounds for a leading North East heart charity. After losing his brother Jon Woodhouse to a sudden cardiac arrest in October...
Peterlee 75: Celebrating a Town's Remarkable Journey of 75 Years

Peterlee 75: Celebrating a Town’s Remarkable Journey of 75 Years

A year-long series of celebrations is about to commence in honour of the 75th anniversary of a town in East Durham. The Durham County Council has been granted £92,302 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund...

4 Together Partnership: Working Together for Vulnerable Residents

The 4 Together Area Action Partnership (AAP) is ensuring vulnerable people across Ferryhill, Bishop Middleham, West Cornforth and Chilton have access to essentials. Staff have cleared their office of items such as cleaning products and...
Durham Welcomes in Chinese New Year

Durham Welcomes in Chinese New Year

Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year, which will be welcomed in Durham with some rather colourful celebrations. The Year of the Rooster will last from 28th January 2017 to 15th February...
Artists impression of the new shopping centre

Durham Gates shopping centre’s £30m revamp to include a “boutique” cinema.

Durham Gates shopping centre's £30m revamp to include a “boutique” cinema. The Durham Gates Shopping Centre in central Durham City presently hosts more than 40 diverse retail shops augmenting the City centre by its presence...

Durham Cathedral Celebrates Anniversary of Thriving Online Community of Prayer

Durham Cathedral is celebrating the one year anniversary of its online community, which developed following the cathedrals decision to livestream daily services on Facebook at the start of the UK’s first lockdown. Durham Cathedral was...
Daisy GCSE results day - 3

County Durham Celebrates Strong GCSE Results

Yesterday was GCSE results day and County Durham’s young people have continued to perform well despite major changes to the exam system. Students across County Durham have kept up their level of success from last...

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