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The Launderette Sessions: Yes Legend Rick Wakeman to Play Durham

Stars – including Yes legend Rick Wakeman and folk singer Nancy Kerr – are to play a Durham music festival next month. The Launderette Sessions will run from Thursday 20th September until Sunday September 23rd. The...
Digital Interactive Screens to Go up in Durham's Streets

Durham’s Historic Elvet Bridge to Be Protected in City Clean-up

This summer has seen efforts to clean up and repair some of Durham City’s best-known landmarks, such as the Market Place and Millennium Place. And this week, Durham’s historic Elvet Bridge is set to get...
Credit union merger

County Durham Hopes to Gain from £4.5 Million Credit Union Merger

It is hoped that the merger of two of County Durham’s credit union banks will bring benefits to savers. The merger of NEFirst Credit Union and Prince Bishops Community Bank took place on 1st June...
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Addams Family Musical to Spook Durham Theatre Goers

The Addams Family – the creepy, macabre and often darkly funny take on the all-American family unit – are set to entertain Durham theatre goers this week. Having already been the subject of several films...
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Muddy Mayhem Obstacle Course back at Hardwick Park this Autumn

You might think you’re pretty fit, but do you have the stamina to complete a five-kilometre race that features over 40 manmade and natural obstacles? County Durham’s Muddy Mayhem fun run is back at Hardwick...
Reboot

County Durham Charities Get Tech Boost from Recycled PCs and Laptops

A council-run scheme is making recycled laptops and PCs available to registered charities in County Durham. The Digital Durham Reboot programme refurbishes IT equipment formerly used by Durham County Council before supplying it to the...
Wharton Park

Durham’s Wharton Park Scores Grade A for Educational Visits

Durham City’s Wharton Park has won national recognition for providing high-quality educational visits. The park has received a Learning outside the Classroom Quality Badge thanks to the services it offers to local children on school...
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County Durham Swings and Bops at BRASS 2018 Festival

The annual BRASS festival is well underway in County Durham, with a variety of world-class musicians visiting the county to get toes tapping and everybody swaying along. BRASS began on Friday, with New Orleans street...
image courtesy of Elke Mader, from Flickr Creative Commons

Natural Woodland Cemetery Reopens in Durham

Durham’s residents will once again be able to choose a final resting place among trees, nature and wild flowers. The city’s picturesque natural burial grounds, next to South Road Cemetery, were previously run by the...
BRASS competition launch 2018

Design Your Own Plastic Trombone for Durham BRASS Festival

With County Durham’s BRASS festival approaching, youngsters will get the chance to design a trombone – and then have the instrument made. A competition linked to the 12th BRASS festival will see kids creating eye-catching...

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