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Down by the riverside


788139521 FmiLJ S Down by the riversideSet your sat-nav this summer for Chester-le-Street riverside park

A major £50,000 facelift is being planned for Chester-le-Street’s Riverside Park.

The improvements have been made possible by cash channeled through the Chester-le-Street and District Area Action Partnership’s Neighbourhood Budget by local councillor Beaty Bainbridge and topped up by Durham County Council’s Neighbourhood Services will enhance its appeal

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Talking about the weather…


761609305 jdUn6 S Talking about the weather…Even at the best of times the weather is always somewhere on our conversational list.

But when it’s bad – and the past few weeks have been absolutely terrible – it’s the only thing we can talk about.

And not without reason. We have had discomfort heaped upon disruption as the big freeze has tightened its grip

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North East appeal to save our swans


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Swans at Chester-le-Street

The north east’s swan population is in crisis because of the weather conditions.

Birds are dying for lack of food and water as lakes and rivers freeze over and the critical conditions have prompted an urgent regional ‘Save the swans’ appeal to the general public from the North

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Big freeze tightens its grip across the North East


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Snow across the Derwent Valley.

The advice from Government down is to wrap up and prepare for the big freeze to continue – for another couple of weeks at least.

We are already digging into the memory banks to find out when we last

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Great balls of festive food


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Snowman Fat Balls for the birds in the wildlife area of Chester-le-Street Riverside Park

We can’t be sure if euvue ‘Feed the Birds’ campaign has inspired a festive initiative for our feathered friends at Chester-le-Street Riverside Park.

But what ever the case those behind the Christmas themed fat balls that have appeared

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New flood prevention initiative for the north east


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Floods at Chester-le-Street earlier this year.

North East agencies have teamed up to create the country’s first regionally-targeted flood rescue and damage prevention system.

In response to the destructive flooding which has affected Durham City, Morpeth and Rothbury in the past two years, the North East

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Contract signed on county’s biggest ever schools investment


Contracts have been signed on a £500 million investment scheme that will transform teaching and learning across County Durham.

The move marks a major milestone in Durham County Council’s Building Schools for the Future programme, which will deliver benefits for generations to come.

Durham County Council and Inspired Spaces, a consortium led by Carillion, will work in partnership over the next 10 years to bring new facilities to 44 secondary and special schools.

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Backing Durham’s culture bid


637489089 j2WPg L Backing Durhams culture bidCommunities across County Durham are being urged to back Durham’s City of Culture bid at an exhibition that has hit the road.

The official logo and branding to be used in the drive to bring the new government prize to the North East will visit seven locations between now and October.

Visitors to the exhibition, which also shows

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Chester-le-Street community initiative just the ticket for young folk


632708056 jEd6a S Chester le Street community initiative just the ticket for young folk

County Councillors, Residents Association, Small Business Club members and PSO's pictured at the DERIC Youth Bus on Chester-le-Street Market Square

Local councillors put the community in the driving seat with

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Flood protection for Chester-le-Street


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River Wear at Chester-le-Street during last week's flood

Residents are being invited to find out more about a multi-million pound plan to reduce the risk of flooding in Chester le Street. Northumbrian Water is investing £2.7 million to improve the sewerage network around the Garden Farm Estate and Ropery Lane areas

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