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Labour has labelled Durham County Council plans to write to the Government about the decision to cut back on Winter Fuel Payments as “performative” and “a sham”.

Party backs proposals that allow families to “dream of home ownership”

Labour councillors have secured a significant victory in their effort to halt the rapid rise in houses of multiple occupation (HMOs), across County Durham.

Labour will today (Wednesday July 17) call on Durham County Council to establish positive working relationships with the new Government.

Labour councillors are working to halt the rapid rise in houses of multiple occupation (HMOs), across County Durham.

Labour’s resurgence has continued with a raft of new MPs in County Durham.

A pioneering Labour project to preserve and showcase the rich history of the Durham Light Infantry and create a modern leading-edge heritage experience opens today (Friday, June 14).

Spennymoor councillor, Ian Geldard, has announced he is to return to the Labour party.

North Durham MP Kevan Jones will not stand at the upcoming general election.

County Durham Labour has welcomed the election of the first North East Mayor, after Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Kim McGuinness, claimed victory at the polls.

County Durham Labour has called on the Tory-led Coalition running the County Council to scrap plans to turn the former DLI Museum into a restaurant, labelling the move “an affront to the memory of fallen service men and women”.

Labour called out the repeated failures and shameful wastes of taxpayers’ money of the Tory-led Coalition running Durham County Council, as it finalised a controversial budget.

County Durham Labour Group Leader, Cllr Carl Marshall, who, alongside Labour’s North East mayoral candidate Kim McGuinness, led calls for extra funding after County Durham was omitted from the region’s initial City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement, welcomed news that the county will finally receive extra transport investment.

Labour has reacted angrily to the introduction of parking charges that threaten one of County Durham’s most celebrated regeneration successes stories.

Residents and businesses in Ferryhill will soon be able to cash in on improved banking services, thanks to the addition of a new hub in the town.

Durham County Council has supported Labour’s demand for a judicial review into the government “moving the goal posts” for its Levelling Up funding.

Labour councillors have claimed “a small victory for residents”, after forcing the Coalition to reconsider re-introducing parking charges in county towns.

Dawdon Youth and Community Centre has been renamed to honour the memory of Cllr Leanne Kennedy, who sadly passed away in September.