All Durham County Council car parks across the county and on street parking in Durham City will be free after 3pm during December and from 10am on Small Business Saturday – 3rd December. Lib Dem Councillor Richard Ormerod said: “This is a great way to attract Christmas shoppers into Durham City and give a boost […]

The public are being asked to have their say on the council plans for a new bus station in North Road. When the council last consulted on the scheme in 2014 there was overwhelming support for better facilities with the current bus station, considered by many to be poor. Many suggestions were also received on […]

Improvements to North Road in Durham City are due to start in October after a consultation with businesses on the high street. As part of Durham County Council’s £1.84 million investment over the next two years to upgrade the roads and footpaths across the city, the North Road works will improve the look of the […]

The final stage of the major works on Leazes Bowl roundabout as part of a scheme to improve journey times on the main route through Durham City starts this month. Durham County Council is currently installing the £2.5 million SCOOT system which will see traffic lights placed on a reconfigured Leazes Bowl roundabout. These follow […]

The next phase of a major scheme to improve journey times on the main route through Durham City started on Monday (April 11). Durham County Council is currently installing the £2.5 million SCOOT system which will see traffic lights placed on the Gilesgate and Leazes Bowl roundabouts, resulting in easier journeys in the future. Improvements […]

There has been an incident in Durham City this afternoon. A gas main has been ruptured by council contractors working alongside the A691 (Framwellgate Peth). As a result, the police have closed the road between County Hall and the Gates shopping centre in Durham City and diversions are in place. We understand the road should […]

The first phase (Gilesgate bank and the inbound A690) of the Gilesgate roundabout works is now under way, with the second phase starting later this week.  This phase (2b) will see the A690 outbound fast lane closed for six weeks. As this will be in operation during peak times it may result in some delays and […]

Major works which will mean easier journeys for everyone on the main route through Durham City will start at the end of January. Following consultation in 2015, Durham County Council’s £2.5m SCOOT system will see traffic lights installed on the Gilesgate and Leazes Bowl roundabouts during 2016. The installation of the traffic lights will also […]

Following on from the very successful phase one of the Pride in Gilesgate project, Richard and David are now hoping to further improve the area with repairs to the pavement on Magdalene Street and the installation of a bus shelter on the north side of the bank. We are also delighted that local residents in […]

The County Council intends, from 10.00 pm on Monday 28 September 2015, to temporarily prohibit vehicular traffic from driving in a north easterly direction on a 135 metre length of A690 between its junction with Sutton Street and North Road Roundabout, Durham City. The north eastbound closure is necessary to enable railway bridge inspection works […]