Durham News

Cyber experts help students to become security savvy

Cyber experts help students to become security savvy

Students and staff from a north east college learnt how to keep themselves and others safe online at a cyber security event on Digital Safeguarding Day. Specialists from Durham Constabulary, Durham County Council and the...
Experience Ultimate Comfort: Get Your FREE Boiler through ECO 4 Scheme in Durham!

Experience Ultimate Comfort: Get Your FREE Boiler through ECO 4 Scheme in Durham!

Introducing the remarkable ECO 4 Scheme – a government-backed initiative designed to bring warmth and energy efficiency to homes all across the UK. And now, we're thrilled to extend this opportunity to the people...
£2.2m to Support Families in Need

£2.2m to Support Families in Need

News that a programme providing tailored support to vulnerable families has been extended for three years has been welcomed by a North East council. As part of the government’s £200 million extension of the National...

Durham Student in 950-mile Trek to Somme Battlefield

A Durham University student has recently completed a 950-mile pilgrimage on foot to the site of the Somme, the First World War’s bloodiest battle. Twenty-two-year-old Jordan Blunsom spent over a month walking up to...
Lt McKean memorial

Light Installation among Durham Events Planned to Mark End of WWI

A new light installation may be set up in Millennium Place, Durham City, to honour County Durham soldiers who died in the First World War. The installation is one of several ideas that could...
Rare Exmoor Ponies Set up Home in County Durham

Rare Exmoor Ponies Set up Home in County Durham

A herd of rare Exmoor ponies has been moved to County Durham after a fundraising appeal, which brought in over £13,000.  A total of 12 ponies have been brought in to graze nature reserves owned...
Durham Students Raise £20,000 for Charity

Durham Students Raise £20,000 for Charity

Since the start of the school year in September, New College Durham's students have demonstrated remarkable generosity by raising a total of £20,000 for charity. Additionally, they are continuing to show their altruism by...
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...
Robert Smith of The Cure Becomes Patron for Heart Research UK

Robert Smith of The Cure Becomes Patron for Heart Research UK

Robert Smith, of the alternative rock band The Cure, has become a Patron for national charity Heart Research UK. Robert, who is the only continuous member of the legendary band that he co-founded in 1976,...
Seaham Townscape Project Continues On To Its Second Phase

Seaham Townscape Project Continues On To Its Second Phase

Former railway tracks will be transformed into a public area that celebrates a County Durham town’s heritage as part of the next phase in a regeneration project. Work has begun this week on the second...

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