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The town’s MP Alan Strickland raised the ‘Justice for Maisie’ case in the House of Commons last week, after the death of four-month-old cocker spaniel Maisie. Nikita Devon, 18, was walking the puppy along Grasmere Road when she says the dogs charged at them on September 3. Durham Police said the dogs escaped from their…
Labour MPs in County Durham have praised the party’s investment, designed to improve the local authority’s core spending power, but Durham County Council (DCC) has accused the Government of “telling huge fibs” about the funding. Durham County Council said it will receive £51.4 million across three years. The money is part of the new multi-year…
Labour MPs in County Durham have praised the party’s investment, designed to improve the local authority’s core spending power, but Durham County Council (DCC) has accused the Government of “telling huge fibs” about the funding. Durham County Council said it will receive £51.4 million across three years. The money is part of the new multi-year…
Reform-led Durham County Council has been criticised for proposing to cut the £1 million it gives out to communities each year for maintaining local services and hosting events. County Durham Association of Local Councils (CDALC), which represents town and parish councils, warned that the cuts would impact the region’s most deprived communities. And Great Aycliffe…
The notice, issued earlier this year, flagged concerns about how the authority was being run and whether public money was being used wisely. An independent advisory board now believes TVCA has made enough progress to recommend its removal in the spring, though the final decision rests with ministers. New of the update, which came at…
Politicians in charge at the Reform-led Durham County Council have warned the ongoing financial challenges facing the local authority “continue to cast a significant shadow” over its budget for next year and beyond. In the latest estimates revealed in November, council officers anticipate that £72.8 million worth of savings is required over the next four…
New safety measures have been approved in Pelton, County Durham, amid speeding concerns from residents. Improved signage, new 20mph school zones and gateway improvements will be introduced but previous plans for speed bumps have been shelved after the current councillors said they were not wanted. However, the area’s Reform representatives have been accused of failing…
Stockton Council’s planning officers said the outline proposal for 11 self-build plots on a paddock near Manor Close, Wolviston, should be approved, finding “no sustainable planning reasons” to refuse it. However, councillors on the planning committee disagreed, went against their officers’ recommendation and refused the scheme. Applicant ELG Planning said the “comfortably sized plots” for…
Tees Flex, the Tees Valley’s on-demand responsive bus service, will cease to operate at the end of March 2026. Instead, funding will go toward two new hourly routes – one serving Hartlepool and another connecting Darlington and Stockton – aimed at giving passengers more reliable, regular journeys. The Tees Flex scheme comes to the end…
Protesters gathered outside Durham County Hall last week in an attempt to convince the council to back out of a joint deal for the Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility (TVERF). The new facility, set to be built near Redcar in Teesside, is supported by a partnership of seven local authorities in the North East, including…
