Apr 1, 2021 | Durham delivers
A life-saving community defibrillator has been installed in a Durham village, thanks to the backing of the Labour ward councillor. The emergency apparatus was mounted in West Rainton, thanks to the work of West Rainton and Leamside Village Partnership and funding... 
Mar 26, 2021 | Durham delivers
County Durham’s Labour councillors passed a motion to force the Government to address spiralling food poverty and make food a human right. The vast majority of councillors backed the motion, tabled by Cllr Angela Surtees – portfolio holder for Social Inclusion... 
Mar 15, 2021 | Durham delivers
County Durham Labour councillors are calling on the Government to address spiralling food poverty and make food a human right. Cllr Angela Surtees, Durham County Council portfolio holder for Social Inclusion, is tabling a motion at the next Full Council for the... 
Feb 26, 2021 | Durham delivers
New play equipment, funded by Labour county councillors, is primed and ready for an influx of students next week, as children and young people return to school. The equipment was installed at Sherburn Primary School, Sherburn Village, last Easter, but has seen little... Jan 11, 2021 | Durham delivers
County Durham Labour calls for clarity on Ministry of Justice proposals. A government plan to scrap a residential development in favour of an immigration detention centre in rural County Durham has been blasted by Labour councillors. County Durham Labour is demanding... 
Dec 21, 2020 | Durham delivers
A popular project to demolish rows of long-empty former colliery houses is transforming a County Durham town, thanks to Labour councillors. The terraced houses in the Dean Bank area of Ferryhill, County Durham, had stood empty for over 15 years and become a magnet for... 