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A council grant is funding activities for older people in Trimdon Village and Trimdon Grange to improve their mental health during the coronavirus pandemic. Durham County Council’s East Durham Rural Corridor Area Action Partnership (AAP) has awarded £12,000 to Trimdon...
As many parents are preparing to return to work in some, if not full capacity, they are facing the unwelcome dilemma of what to do with their children. Schools aren't due to re-open until at least next month, and with visits to other households not yet permitted, how...
County Durham residents are being offered a helping hand to stay active during the Coronavirus pandemic. Durham County Council has teamed up with TechnoGym, to provide free, daily home workouts and a range of challenges via their MyWellness app. Each day, users will...
A keen crafter whose involvement in a creative support group helped her through cancer treatment is encouraging others to join free wellbeing sessions in County Durham. Seventy-year-old Maureen Dodsworth has been attending the Wingate Library Craft Group for a number...
A campaign has been launched to raise awareness of the services and expert advice on offer in County Durham pharmacies. There are currently 126 pharmacies in the county that provide a large variety of services, ranging from advice on and the treatment of many minor...
Cricket World Cup fever is well and truly gripping the nation and one of the world’s biggest sport events is now just days away from arriving in County Durham. The ICC tournament has been bowling over fans all over the country since it got under way last month and...
Girls are being encouraged to sign up for a fully funded cricket programme which is running now. Murton Cricket Academy is once again running its 'Girls Can' campaign, aimed to at attracting more girls from the area into the sport. The programme is funded by County...
TV’s favourite dance diva Oti Mabuse has high-kicked off the search for the UK’s proudest glasses wearers in Peterlee and Seaham – with a £10,000 cash prize up for grabs. The star of Strictly Come Dancing and The Greatest Dancer showcased her own stunning specs style...
Is there any better feeling than waking up on a dreary Monday morning knowing you’re off work??? Well, yes, actually - when you wake up on a dreary Monday morning, you’re off work and you’re heading to the wonderful Seaham Hall Hotel for a relaxing spa day. I must...
The Cricket World Cup Trophy is visiting Beamish, The Living Museum of the North during a celebration of the game’s heritage. Visitors will have the chance to see the trophy when it stops off at the museum on the morning of Monday, 8th April, as part of a tour of...
One of the region's most prestigious hotels is adding to its spa experience with the introduction of calming sessions. Seaham Hall Hotel is introducing ‘Mind Calm’ sessions with hypnotherapy guru Sylvia Mather to enhance the experience of guests visiting the coastal...
Eating with My Ex, the Bafta-nominated BBC Three show which reunites former couples over dinner to pick over the bones of their failed relationships, is making the leap from a short-form series to a 10 episode long-form series. The show will be a co-production between...
Trimdon Brass is in line for national glory after qualifying to represent the North East of England in the finals of the countrywide Brass Band Championships to be staged in Cheltenham in September. The Band clinched its place after coming second out of 8 bands in the...
An entrepreneur whose rugby aspirations were dulled but not defeated by a training injury is redirecting his passion for sport into an innovative new venture. Former Blaydon fullback, Ben Sengi, saw his rugby career come to an abrupt end in a training incident which...
Two television personalities who have been entertaining people of all ages for more than a decade will help to ensure a County Durham food festival is fun for all of the family. TV presenters and foodies Angellica Bell and Stefan Gates are the latest celebrity guests...
Vegetables and school children may not seem like two peas in a pod, but a Peterlee shopping centre is working to change that. Kiddy Cook Live was the latest event held by Castle Dene as part of its Health is Wealth campaign, which offered children and their families...
A new plan that sets out to make cycling and walking in County Durham a part of everyday life has been put into action. Durham County Council’s Strategic Cycling and Walking Delivery Plan 2019-2029, which looks at active travel rather than recreational cycling and...
One of County Durham’s most popular brass bands has announced plans to establish a music academy as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations. GT Group Band Peterlee hopes the academy, together with the creation of a youth band, will encourage and inspire the next...
A County Durham charity has teamed up with college students to launch a recipe book for elderly people or those living alone. Age UK County Durham has partnered with Bishop Auckland College to create the recipe book containing ideas for 50 delicious and healthy meals...
A talented young Taekwondo sportswoman and East Durham College student is celebrating an amazing year of success in 2018 – and looking another incredible year in 2019 Simone Abley, 18 from Spennymoor, has been taking part in taekwondo since she was four and in March...
His passion for good food made him the perfect choice to co-host BBC MasterChef and now the nation’s most famous greengrocer is headlining Bishop Auckland Food Festival. Gregg Wallace is the first of the celebrity chefs and food personalities attending the festival to...
People are being invited to take part in a consultation aimed at maintaining key green spaces in County Durham. Allotment tenants, waiting list applicants and residents are all urged to have their say, as Durham County Council reviews allotment provision. This...
Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson has spoken of the power of books and theatre to transport people to a different reality ahead of a live adaptation of her award-winning story Zog. Freckle Productions will present Mike Shepherd’s stage adaptation of Zog at the Gala...
A new disability cricket programme called Super 1s was launched in Peterlee on Thursday 17 January by regional governing body Durham Cricket Board in partnership with national cricket charity the Lord’s Taverners. Super 1s – the charity’s national programme, which...
North East construction firms are celebrating after taking home top industry accolades. Sunderland electrical contractor, McNally & Thompson, and Durham construction business, Esh Group, were among the winners at the 2016 Constructing Excellence in the North East...
Adventure seekers are being invited to take on the North East's 'ultimate obstacle course' as Muddy Mayhem returns this October. The annual challenge, held at Hardwick Park near Sedgefield, is back and promised to be 'bigger and better than ever before'. Cllr Maria...
Durham’s Green Move Out scheme, which saw over 200 bags and 1.5 tonnes of materials collected from students and reused last year, starts again on Monday 13 June. The programme, which has been running for 11 years, aims to ensure waste is properly disposed of and as...
A man who is aiming to break a running world record has been given a birthday surprise in Durham, thanks to Prince Bishops Shopping Centre and the North East running community. Ben Smith is in the midst of a challenge to be the first person to run 401 marathons in 401...
East Durham College men’s team have been crowned 2016 north east college’s league champions. The men’s first team, led by former Sunderland and Hartlepool United defender, Darren Williams, rounded off their campaign with a 4-3 win against rivals Gateshead College....
FootGolf, the UK’s fastest growing new sport, is ready to kick off in North East England thanks to support from one of the region’s premier golf and leisure venues. Ramside Hall Hotel and Golf Club in Durham has become the newest UK golf facility to be accredited by...
An East Durham College student has become a champion kickboxer in just his second fight in the sport. East Durham College student, Rhys Smith, 15, from Peterlee, has won the World Traditional Kickboxing Association Intercontinental Junior Muay Thai Boxing Championship...
Two lucky competition winners learned the importance of learning to swim after winning a free crash course of lessons during the Easter holidays. Madeleine Morton, aged 6, from Durham City and Catherine Potter, aged 8 from Bowburn each won a week’s course of lessons....
Organisers of the Pearl Izumi Tour Series cycling event have confirmed that Durham City will feature in this year's race calendar. The event, now in its eighth year, will take place at 10 different venues between Thursday 12 May and Thursday 9 June. The series will...
Thousands of runners will pound the pavements this summer for the inaugural Durham City Run. This exciting new event is presented by Durham County Council in partnership with the sporting legend Steve Cram's Events of the North and will see both 5K and 10K events take...
Riverside Leisure Complex in Chester-le-Street and Freeman’s Quay Leisure Centre in Durham hosted three events for Sport Relief 2016 that attracted people of all ages and abilities to run, swim and spin to raise money for charity. 200 children from Red Rose Primary...
A talented East Durham College student has recently returned from the Amateur Boxing Association of England National Championships as the new female youth champion. Shauna-Leigh Taylor, 16, from Hetton, travelled to Rotherham last week to compete in the championships,...
Easington MP Grahame Morris is calling on local residents to get involved with Run Peterlee, ahead of the Peterlee Sport Relief charity mile on Sunday 20th March. Local Running Club, Run Peterlee, will host the towns first Sport Relief mile at Houghall College,...
