Home Schooling in County Durham
Following a rise in the numbers of children being educated at home, Durham County Council’s Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee conducted...
Bluebell Meadow Primary: Is it Worth Keeping Two Buildings?
Councillors in County Durham are being recommended to approve the reduction of a school onto a single site
The Council’s Cabinet is being encouraged to...
Mount Oswald Manor Restoration Project Gains Wolfson Foundation Funding
The Council submitted a planning application last month to restore and refurbish the Grade II-listed Mount Oswald Manor as a home for the county’s...
Easington Colliery School Could Be Demolished Soon
The former Easington Colliery Primary School, in Seaside Lane, has stood empty since 1997.
With various owners failing to find a viable use for it,...
Durham’s Brass Festival Replaced with Online Version
Take your screens to the streets: Durham BRASS will be livening up speakers across County Durham and beyond when the cancelled festival makes internet...
Horden Train Station Opens for Business
The first scheduled train stopped at the new Horden station this morning, marking the entry into service of the £10.55 million development near Peterlee.
Located...
Beamish Museum Reopening & Monopoly Board Game
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, is to reopen its doors on 23rd July 2020.
The open air museum, which has been forced to...
ANEC Writes to Region’s MPs: Where’s the Money?
Councils across the North East have joined forces to write to the region’s MPs amid an estimated £272m shortfall in financial support.
The Association of...
Drive-Through Birth Registrations Are Now A Thing
A special drive-through service has enabled the families of more than a hundred babies born in County Durham to register their births.
Local authorities were...
Tiptree World Bread Awards Celebrates our Bread Heroes
Tiptree World Bread Awards with Brook Food is not being defeated by the government's restrictions.
In normal times, the awards celebrate the loaf: hundreds of...
