Your councillors are pleased to have been able to financially support two local groups from their ward Neighbourhood Budget. Richard Ormerod and David Freeman have recently contributed towards new toilets at Durham Community Association at Shakespeare Hall, North Road and new kitchen facilities for Vane Tempest Bowling Club, Gilesgate Bank.

The thunderstorms thankfully didn’t strike, and the Chains playground re-opened this afternoon! Local children seemed pleased with the new play equipment, describing it as “awesome” and “really good”! Parents and other local residents also attended, including Esther Ashby, who worked hard to get the playground built way back in the 1970s. Local Lib Dem Councillor […]

The play area at the back of The Chains is due to re-open at 4pm tomorrow (Wednesday 20 July). This follows a £25,000 re-vamp paid for from Neighbourhood Budget funds secured by your Lib Dem councillors. All residents are welcome to come along, though only kids can test out the new equipment! This includes a […]

Councillors Richard Ormerod and David Freeman have been working for a long time to get the Royal Mail to keep our post boxes looking good. Liberal Democrats believe that our red post boxes are an iconic part of our national heritage! Last spring the Royal Mail told us that all post boxes in the DH1 […]

Councillors Richard Ormerod and David Freeman were delighted to join residents of Grape Lane in their “planting day” today. The appearance of the area has massively improved since your councilors provided funding for new plants in 2014. Councillor Richard Ormerod said: “The area is so attractive now thanks to the hard work of local residents […]

The Grape Lane residents gardening club have been building on the gardening project Cllrs Freeman and Ormerod funded last year by growing plants in their allotment which they have planted in beds on the estate. They have also been successful this year in obtaining a small amount of funding from the Council’s Civic Pride Team and […]

When elected, Councillors Richard Ormerod and David Freeman said that one of their main priorities was renovation of the play areas in the city. We have already delivered on this promise at the Allergate and St Oswald’s playgrounds. And last week Wharton Park re-opened after a £3 million renovation. News has come through that the […]

57 Labour councillors lined up today to approve the dismissal of 2,700 teaching assistants in County Durham. They will then be offered their jobs back – minus 10% or more of their pay. Lib Dem councillors all voted against. There were several very interesting sub-stories to be seen however. Where were the rest of the […]

Expenses claimed in 2015-16: Councillor David Freeman £0.00 Councillor Richard Ormerod £0.00

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 […]