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November is all about compost and getting everything ready for winter.  Clearing leaves and cutting back dead growth is top of the agenda – which is great news because leaves and garden debris are perfect ingredients for homemade compost.  It’s

A new hub, which will bring together services for children and young people so they can more easily find support, has opened in Newton Aycliffe. Next Chapter is Durham County Council’s new Young Futures Hub, and part of a government

Autumn is underway and Weardale Wilf and his friend have been checking out the changing colours in the Dale. He believes it is the most colourful season of the year even if he does have to eat the hay gathered

New and resurrected town twinning links with communities in Italy and France are being put forward in County Durham. And a third new arrangement, with a town in New Zealand which shares links to the celebrated Durham Light Infantry (DLI),

Councillors will receive an update about ongoing work to make sure adults with care needs in County Durham receive the best possible support. Durham County Council’s adult social care service was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission following an

Cllr Howard Brown (front left) and Amanda Healy, Durham County Council’s director for public health (centre), play curling with members at Spennymoor Youth and Community Association A £1.5m fund is helping to improve health and wellbeing, tackle social isolation and

A landlord has been forced to pay £28,500 after the mother of a newborn baby and child with disabilities were living in a property blighted with damp and mould, no heating or hot water, and electrical issues. A vulnerable household

PCC Joy Allen explains, in her own words, why she is determined to tackle the menace of illegal off-road bikes which are causing harm and nuisance to communities and the countryside. The illegal and dangerous use of off-road bikes has

A North East council has been recognised four times for its outstanding contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of residents. Having been named as a finalist in seven ukactive Award categories, Durham County Council walked away with the winner’s

A board bringing investment and regeneration to a County Durham town has established a new working group. The All Together for Spennymoor Board, administered by Durham County Council, has created a new Business Working Group, bringing together local companies, stakeholders

A plan setting out how services will be delivered for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in County Durham, has won government approval. The Local Area SEND Reform Plan for County Durham has been approved

Bishop Auckland MP Sam Rushworth has received his flu vaccination at Wolsingham Pharmacy as part of a campaign to encourage people who are most at risk from flu to get protected this winter. The visit highlights the important role community

More than £800,000 in savings, thousands of staff hours returned to policing and significant reductions in detainee waiting times have been achieved since the opening of Durham’s pioneering Investigative Hub, a new report has revealed. Produced on behalf of County

A North East council is set to consult on measures to tackle anti-social behaviour in town centres. Durham County Council is considering introducing Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) in town centres, including some bus stations, across County Durham. Next week,

Helping children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to feel included, that they belong, and that they are able to do their best. That is at the heart of a new strategy that goes before Durham

Several bikes and illegal e-scooters seized in Darlington after being linked to anti-social and criminal behaviour have been destroyed as part of a special police operation aimed at making communities safer. Officers were joined at the crushing operation in Shildon

Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has welcomed new government funding to help meet the additional costs of supporting victims impacted by early release plans for some prisoners. Under new proposals, the PCC has secured extra funding worth £195k from