Sep 27, 2023 | Durham delivers
Labour councillors are backing residents fighting a controversial town centre pitch battle. Cllr Julie Scurfield is leading the opposition to a new all-weather football field at Park View School, in the heart of Chester-le-Street. Neighbours of the school fear the...
Sep 1, 2023 | Durham delivers
County Durham Labour branded the government “a chaos engine”, as it was engulfed in yet another crisis. With 52 English schools at risk of collapse due to the dangers posed by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), Schools Minister Nick Gibb admitted that...
Aug 7, 2023 | Durham delivers
Labour councillor Kevin Shaw will take to the skies before making a 10,000ft leap of faith to raise vital funds for North East veterans. The Dawdon Division representatives is taking part in a charity skydive in August to raise money for the East Durham Veterans Trust...
Aug 3, 2023 | Durham delivers
A County Durham community is once again facing a fight against plans for a controversial waste incinerator on its doorstep. Durham County Council had already rejected a planning application for an energy-from-waste facility at the former Consett steelworks site, and...
Aug 2, 2023 | Durham delivers
A community has welcomed new road safety measures to not only reduce speeding motorists, but also provide a safe space to cross. Dipton, in County Durham, has had major issues with car zooming along the A692, which bisects the village and separates most of the homes...
Jul 19, 2023 | Durham delivers
The Tory-led Coalition running Durham County Council has been slammed for its “pitiful job creation record”. In one of their first acts after gaining control of the Council, Coalition members shelved a Labour economic development blueprint designed to create 6,000+...