Our councillors’ surgery is going ahead as normal this Thursday evening, 6-7pm. This is still possible thanks to the excellent Covid PPE facilities in place at Alington House, funded in part by the parish council. We are very happy as always to speak to residents face to face (with a Perspex screen in between!). However, […]

Along with local residents we wish to see a 20mph limit for traffic on Crossgate. We do not believe that it is safe for motorists to travel at 30mph on a residential street on which parked cars have to reverse out across the full carriageway when pulling out of parking spaces. We are happy to […]

We regret to inform you of the cancellation of this year’s Durham City Run Festival due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The festival was postponed by Events of the North from July until October due to the coronavirus outbreak. A successful virtual festival was held in July, raising funds for charity partners St. Cuthbert’s Hospice. […]

Durham Town Hall will reopen to the public this week after being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Durham Town Hall will also be extending its opening hours from one day a week to four days a week. The Town Hall was forced to close in March due to government restrictions. A one-way system has […]

On Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 August the fire service are using the Milburngate site to simulate an emergency situation for a training exercise. This may involve a person being suspended from a crane (yes, really!). If you see it, please don’t panic and dial 999, as the emergency services will already be there!

We have been pushing the council to get play areas and Freeman’s Quay Leisure Centre open again. We are pleased to announce that on 25 July the play areas at St Oswald’s, rear of The Chains, Allergate and at Hallgarth View (off Whinney Hill) will reopen. Wharton Park opened last week. Freemans Quay Leisure Centre […]

We are pleased to confirm that the playground at Wharton Park is open. But: Please do not go there if you or anyone in your household has Covid-19 symptoms. Please wash your hands before and after you visit the playgrounds. Please observe the two-metre distancing guidance. Please do not bring food, drink or your own […]

We have been pushing for improvements at the Gala and were successful in securing funding for this financial year for a makeover of the entrance areas. Work at the Gala Theatre and Cinema will include improvements to the foyer, bar area and box office areas as well as the introduction of an updated till system. […]

In response to COVID-19, a project through Durham Rotary Clubs to make face masks for County Durham Foodbank, were so well received, that Rotarians started making them for the wider community. To date they have made around 400 masks. Cotton fabric and thread have been kindly donated, and clear bags have also been donated by […]

Lib Dem Councillors led a successful campaign to have plans to extend an opencast coalmine rejected. Durham County Council’s Planning Committee this morning voted to reject Banks Group’s application to develop the existing site between Dipton and Leadgate. If approved the firm would have been able to remove a further 90,000 tonnes of coal. The […]