We are pleased to say that the parish council approved the following motion last night from Lib Dem Councillors Richard Ormerod and Alan Doig: “The City of Durham Parish Council invites DCC to seek solutions in conjunction with the Parish Council for the provision of public toilets in Durham City centre. The current situation is […]

Cllrs David Freeman and Richard Ormerod both backed an attempt by Lib Dem County Councillors at last week’s Council meeting, to create a process that brings council papers, hidden from public view, into the public domain. This is so that when the need to keep them secret no longer exists, they can be accessed. This […]

For many years we have been pushing the county council to take action over the night time economy of Durham City centre. The level of anti-social behaviour linked to late night drinking at bars and pubs is a major issue for residents in the city centre.  We would have liked to see a late night […]

The path from the Swimming Pool on Freemans Place to Pennyferry Bridge is closed until the summer to allow construction work on the new County HQ to continue. There is a route through involving going between the Passport Office and the National Savings building then along the riverside walkway. Thanks to Cllr Roger Cornwell for […]

The Council continues to provide a range of support to people with a housing need in what are incredibly difficult times for them. At the start of the coronavirus pandemic the Council helped rough sleepers access accommodation and have stayed in touch with them to offer continued support. They also continue to carry out regular […]

This week we had the final Full Council meeting for the year. The actions of our Labour councillors reached a new low. First they refused to carry out an internal review into the transfer of Covid-19-positive patients into our care homes. We have the highest death rate in care homes in the whole country. Then […]

Many of you will be unaware that Durham County Council took out multi-million pound headleases in respect of 3 developments in Durham City.  These are the Passport Office and National Savings buildings and the major development currently under construction at Milburngate. At the time of approving these headleases, Labour councillors took a significant financial transfer […]

There are some changes to rubbish and recycling collections over the Christmas period. Bin collections across the county will take place as normal up to and including Thursday, 24 December 2020. Changes will only apply to Friday collections, which fall on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day this year. Those collections will instead take place […]

Two virtual concerts performed by youngsters and three local choirs aimed at getting people into the festive spirit will be streamed online free of charge in the run-up to Christmas. Further information here: https://www.durham.gov.uk/…/Christmas-concerts-go-virtual-

Residents of Durham can now sign up for the Garden Waste Collection scheme for 2021. The first collection from the Durham County Council service takes place in late March or early April, followed by fortnightly collections until November when the season ends. Those who sign up before Sunday 14 February will receive all 17 collections […]