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...
Don’t fancy Uni? There are Apprentice Training Schemes that will help...
Many youngsters are simply not academic, that is not to say they are lacking in intelligence because learning styles are different across the population....
Durham Schools to Close Due to Teaching Assistant Strikes
Schools across County Durham are to be hit by industrial action staged by teaching assistants. On 8th and 9th November, teaching asisstants belonging to...
Foster and Allen Tour to Visit North East
Irish easy listening duo Foster and Allen are due to visit the north east next month, with concerts in Spennymoor (27th March) and South...
Durham Teaching Assistants to Strike Again
Unions representing County Durham’s teaching assistants have announced another two days of strike action for next week. The strikes are due to take place...
County Durham Woman Awarded Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry
A County Durham writer has won the prestigious Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry.
Gillian Allnutt, who has taught creative writing at Durham University and who...
Bishop Auckland Food Festival Tour to Showcase Durham’s Best Food &...
A guided tour is to give foodies visiting the Bishop Auckland Food Festival a chance to travel through County Durham sampling its most delicious...
No Official Enquiry into Orgreave, Says Home Secretary
Yesterday the home secretary Amber Rudd announced that there would be no statutory enquiry or independent review into the infamous ‘Battle of Orgreave’. The...
Durham’s Landlord Accreditation Scheme Welcomes 100th Member
A Durham County Council initiative that aims to protect tenants and support landlords has reached a significant milestone. The council’s Landlord Accreditation Scheme recently...
Embroidered WWI Christmas Cards Donated to Durham Record Office
A collection of beautifully embroidered Christmas cards and postcards, sent home from the battlefields of the First World War by a Durham Light Infantry...
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