Durham County Council Honored with MOD Gold Award for Armed Forces Support
The North East’s largest council has received national recognition for its work to support the Armed Forces community.
Durham County Council has been re-awarded the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Gold Award as part of its...
Parents and Council React to Teaching Assistants’ Strike
This week saw schools closed, or at least operating reduced classes, across County Durham as over 1000 teaching assistants went on strike. TAs from the unions Unison and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers...
Beamish Museum Launches Video Calls With Father Christmas
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North is bringing festive cheer to families during lockdown by launching video calls with Father Christmas.
The open air museum has closed its doors due to the national COVID-19...
220 County Durham Homes to Be Made Greener & Cheaper to Heat
A scheme aimed at slashing energy bills and cutting CO2 emissions is to be launched in County Durham.
The scheme – backed by £2.5 million of EU funding – hopes to do this by providing...
Durham Misses out on Recycling over 100 Million Cans a Year
Do you know that each year County Durham gets through 287 million cans, foil trays and aerosols?
Annually, the average household uses 600 food tins, 380 drink cans, 27 aerosols and 182 foil trays. But,...
A Winter-Ready County Durham!
Preparations for winter are already well underway in County Durham.
In order to keep the region moving over the colder months, Durham County Council has its 76 strong fleet of gritters and snowblowers ready and...
The Future of the Durham Light Infantry Museum
The Closure and What YOU Can Do About It
In October of 2015, the Durham County Council’s Cabinet had decided to close the Durham Light Infantry Museum, due to the large cost of being...
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...
Grayson Perry Banner to Be Displayed in Cathedral Exhibition
A banner made by the well-known artist Grayson Perry is due to hang alongside ancient textiles in an exhibition at Durham Cathedral.
Entitled Death of a Working Hero, Perry’s Banner was created during a trip...
On the 12th Day of Christmas … I Put My Litter in the Bin
County Durham kids have written and recorded a somewhat different take on the classic Yuletide favourite The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Children from Bluecoat Church of England Junior School...
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