Riverbank and riverside litter-pick, Durham City  CHANGE OF DATE – now on SUNDAY 19th MAY (not Sat 18th) Volunteers welcome, giving any time you can manage, starting at 10am, to help with litter clearance on footpaths along the River Wear.  This will support Durham Kayak Club (DKC), who will be out in canoes collecting rubbish […]

The bus park on The Sands is classed as common land. The Labour bosses at County Hall have run into land issues which could delay or stop the building of their proposed Sands HQ. In a meeting this morning Cllrs David Freeman and Richard Ormerod found out that the council will now have to do […]

Congratulations to Durham United FC on reaching the final of the League Challenge Cup. The final will be on Good Friday (19 April) at New Ferens Park, Belmont, DH1 1GG. Kickoff 2:30pm Tickets are an absolute bargain at £2 for adults and £1 for children. Please get along and support our local team.

Residents in Durham are reminded that there will be no change to bin collections over the Easter bank holiday. Bins should be placed at the kerbside by 7am as normal on your usual collection day during the weeks starting Monday, 15 and Monday, 22 April. To check your collection day, enter your postcode into the […]

We are sorry to say that Durham County Council has been notified by the Secretary of State that he has decided not to call in the planning application for the new HQ and that he is content that it should be determined by the local planning authority. The council has therefore today granted planning permission […]

Lib Dem Councillors Richard Ormerod and David Freeman are delighted that the council’s Highways Committee this afternoon threw out a proposal to have a bus stop at the top of Hallgarth Street. Arriva are wanting to re-route their buses out of Durham along Hallgarth Street rather than Church Street. But this would cause traffic chaos […]

This afternoon the Planning Committee voted by 8 (Labour) votes to 6 (opposition) to approve in principle the new Council HQ on The Sands. Both Councillors Richard Ormerod & David Freeman spoke against, as did Lib Dem committee member Cllr Mark Wilkes. Cllr Richard Ormerod said: “It’s a sad day for Durham. The extra traffic […]

The County Council’s Planning Committee will decide on whether to give permission for the £40 million new civic building on The Sands this Tuesday, 5 March. The meeting will take place at 1pm. Your Lib Dem councillors are opposed to the plan as it will create havoc for residents of The Sands, with more traffic […]

DEMO AGAINST DCC SANDS HQ SATURDAY 2ND MARCH, 11AM-12NOON DURHAM CITY MARKET PLACE Over 850 individuals/groups have written to object to the proposed Sands HQ. Experts have condemned it on the grounds of traffic bottlenecks and congestion; business and tourism; environment; pollution; flooding; accessibility, especially disabled. But on February 20th DCC voted to continue with […]

A council which is pleading poverty and austerity has spent £16583 on two advertising boards for a development site, even before any planning applications have been passed for the site. Labour-run Durham County Council will debate its budget next week and plans further savings of tens of millions of pounds. It is being accused of […]