Tag: durham
Weekend Fun and ideas for Half Term Holidays.
The Children are back in School; do I hear cheers? Believe it or not the Half Term Holidays will soon be upon us. Meanwhile,...
Legends and Things that go Bump in the Night
Durham has its share of ghostly happenings and legendary shenanigans. In common with many other ancient Cities Durham has its share of spooks and...
Durham Book Festival Announces 2016 Programme
Durham Book Festival, which will take place between 7th and 16th October, this year boasts an impressive line-up, with star names including the Labour...
Durham City’s Gala Theatre has a lot to Show you
The programme for the forthcoming Autumn season has been released by The Gala Theatre in Durham.
The comfortable modern Gala Theatre is a pleasant venue...
Get your Skates on there’s Fun to be had
Whilst many of us are glued to the telly watching people balancing, dancing, swimming and doing all sorts of exhausting sports courtesy of the...
Durham Cathedral Makes Top Twenty of England’s Most Popular Attractions
Durham’s magnificent 900-year-old Cathedral seems to be getting the recognition it deserves. A survey of around 1,500 tourist sights, carried out last year by...
Tattooing and Piercing are all the Fashion in Durham, and elsewhere.
As one who can claim to be a sufferer of trypanophobia, which is a fear of needles and injections, I am often struck with...
Council Encourages Residents to Get Olympic Fit
Durham County Council is offering local residents an Olympic deal in a bid to boost fitness levels. The County Council’s ten leisure centres will...
The Durham Book Festival is on October 7th and 18th and...
The Durham Book Festival began life in 1990 and is now one of the Country’s biggest and best literary festivals, it is also one...
Historic Church Gets Grant to Save Roof
An ancient church, which is steeped in history, has received a grant of nearly £95,000 to fund vital repairs to its roof. The custodians...
