Durham County Council

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Out of hours please use our Online services: www.durham.gov.uk/OnlineServices or call us on 03000 260 000. Situated in the north east of England, we provide council services to a large county of around 500,000 people.

Are you looking for a career change? We have a wide range of vacancies at Durham County Council.You can find details of ...
01/06/2026

Are you looking for a career change? We have a wide range of vacancies at Durham County Council.

You can find details of all our current vacancies and how to apply on our website: https://www.durham.gov.uk/CurrentJobVacancies

What a fantastic weekend at TRUCKFEST 2026! 🚛 From gritters and snowblowers to refuse and food waste collection vehicles...
01/06/2026

What a fantastic weekend at TRUCKFEST 2026! 🚛

From gritters and snowblowers to refuse and food waste collection vehicles, our stand attracted plenty of interest from families and truck enthusiasts alike.

A special highlight was a visit from Gladiators stars Diamond and Electro, who stopped by to meet staff and explore our fleet.

Congratulations to our truck pulling team for retaining their title and securing a place in the national final! Thank you to everyone who visited our stand and helped make the event such a success. 👏

Towns and cities across the UK are changing. The strategic place plan is about giving you the opportunity to shape what ...
01/06/2026

Towns and cities across the UK are changing. The strategic place plan is about giving you the opportunity to shape what that change looks like in your towns in County Durham.

We worked with our partner Urban Foresight to find out your views and ideas about how you would like to see Consett and Peterlee develop over the next 10 years.

We asked for your views to help shape the future of your own town. Following those rounds of consultation we have developed a vision for both towns and we want your views on the visions before we start to draw up plans on how we are going to achieve them.

You can tell us your view on the vision for Consett here: https://letstalkcountydurham.co.uk/en-GB/projects/consett-strategic-place-plan

Or the vision for Peterlee here: https://letstalkcountydurham.co.uk/en-GB/projects/peterlee-strategic-place-plan

This third and final stage of consultation will be open until the 19 June 2026.

HI-VIS Fortnight is coming to County Durham Libraries From 1-14 June, libraries across County Durham be highlighting the...
31/05/2026

HI-VIS Fortnight is coming to County Durham Libraries

From 1-14 June, libraries across County Durham be highlighting the support, services and accessibility tools available for people with a visual impairment, with free events taking place across our libraries.

📚 BorrowBox Pop-Up Sessions
📍 Spennymoor – Tuesday 2 June, 2pm–4pm
📍 Willington – Thursday 4 June, 10am–12pm & Monday 8 June, 3pm–5pm
📍 Shildon – Thursday 4 June, 2pm–4pm, Tuesday 9 June,10am–12pm
📍 Bishop Auckland Town Hall – Thursday 4 June,10:30am–12:30pm
📍 Barnard Castle – Tuesday 9 June, 2pm–4pm
📍 Bowburn – Tuesday 9 June, 2:15pm–4:15pm
📍 Newton Aycliffe library Thursday 11 June,10am–12pm

🎤 Free adult storytelling event with Chris Bostock
📍 Chester le Street library, Monday 1 June at 11am

🎟️ Please contact the library to book your free place

☕ Tea, coffee & biscuits included!
https://www.durham.gov.uk/libraries

30/05/2026

There’s nothing quite like the comfort of a four legged friend 🐶

👋 Meet Florence the PAT dog and her owner Bridget. They bring plenty of joy, comfort and companionship to the service users (and staff) at Hawthorn House.

Since visiting Hawthorn House in 2019, Florence and Bridget have truly become part of the family🐾

Crook North/Tow Law has been selected as part of the government's Pride in Place Programme that will see up to £20 milli...
29/05/2026

Crook North/Tow Law has been selected as part of the government's Pride in Place Programme that will see up to £20 million of investment and support over the next 10 years (from 2026) to Crook North/Tow Law to make long term improvements.

The area that the Pride in Place Programme covers is directly next to the smaller Strategic Place Plan area for Crook town centre.

We recently asked you about your thoughts on Crook town centre to help us develop a plan for investment over the next 10 years as part of the Crook Strategic Place Plan.

We want to know from you if what you told us about Crook town centre is:

❓ Specific to the town centre
📌 Relevant to other parts of the Crook North/Tow Law area

We would also like to hear if there is anything missing about the area’s strengths, challenges, or opportunities that you would like to tell us about.

You can take the survey here: https://letstalkcountydurham.co.uk/en-GB/projects/crook-north-and-tow-law-pride-in-place-programme

The consultation is open until the 30 June.

Peterlee East has been selected as part of the government's Pride in Place Programme that will see up to £20 million of ...
29/05/2026

Peterlee East has been selected as part of the government's Pride in Place Programme that will see up to £20 million of investment and support over the next 10 years (from 2026) to Peterlee East to make long term improvements.

The area that the Pride in Place Programme covers is directly next to the smaller Strategic Place Plan area for Peterlee town centre.

We recently asked you about your thoughts on Peterlee town centre to help us develop a plan for investment over the next 10 years as part of the Peterlee Strategic Place Plan.

We want to know from you if what you told us about Peterlee town centre is:
- Specific to the town centre
- Applies to other parts of Peterlee East area, or
- If there are other things missing about the strengths, challenges and opportunities that you would like to tell us about.

You can take the survey here: https://letstalkcountydurham.co.uk/en-GB/projects/peterlee-pride-in-place

The consultation is open until the Tuesday 30 June.

29/05/2026

If you are enjoying the outdoors this weekend, here is a friendly reminder of water safety 👇

29/05/2026

Clean or Dirty, never put nappies in the recycling bin! Dirty Nappies contaminate clean recycling.
More info: www.durham.gov.uk/nappies

⚽♻Did you know that you can now drop off all unwanted football boots at any of our household waste recycling centres? We...
28/05/2026

⚽♻Did you know that you can now drop off all unwanted football boots at any of our household waste recycling centres?

We've teamed up with Re:Play Football to give football boots a new life and get them on the pitch again!

There's a drop off bin at every recycling centre and it doesn't matter what state the boots are in. The boots undergo a deep hygiene treatment and refurbishment to ensure they meet performance standards and look great on the pitch. They are then graded and listed on the Re:Play website making football more sustainable and accessible for everyone.

More information on our household waste recycling centres: www.durham.gov.uk/hwrc

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