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Northumbrian Water flies the flag for the North East

Employees from Northumbrian Water at Durham Castle with (from left to right) John Cuthbert, managing director,

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Council announces £162m investment for next year

Councillors have pledged to invest more than £162 million in public services across County Durham over the next financial year.

The money will be used to improve schools, roads and street lighting, regenerate town centres, bring council-managed homes up to decent standards, boost economic development and fund public arts projects.

The package has been approved by Durham County Council’s Cabinet.

Coun Alan Napier, Cabinet Member for Resources at Durham County Council, said: “This is

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Campaign Against Roadside Litter

The Highways Agency has launched a ‘Bag it Bin it’ campaign calling on road users to put the brakes on littering.

Supported by the AA, the RAC Foundation and the Institute of Advanced Motorists the scheme draws attention to the problems that litter can cause on motorways and major A roads.

Having recently watched an overweight boy jettison a large plastic bottle from a car window at Sunderland Business Park (not a murmur from

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Preferred sites for three new academies named

A massive investment in secondary school education in County Durham has moved a step closer as councillors named preferred sites for three new academies. Members of Durham County Council’s Cabinet met to agree the preferred sites for academies in the Consett, Stanley and Durham City areas.

The development of academies will bring tens of millions of pounds of investment and new school facilities that will offer young people outstanding educational opportunities.

Identifying preferred sites

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Home carers stage protest at Durham County Hall

Francesca Williams from Croft Care Shotton Colliery hands over petitions to Durham County Halls Peter Appleton.

Sweeping changes to the delivery of home care services in Durham has resulted in an angry backlash from carers and their

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Durham to bid for UK City Of Culture prize

Watermusic – the Baghdaddies in concert at Durham

Durham, home to one of Europe’s finest Cathedrals and England’s third oldest University, has confirmed it will bid for the new UK City of Culture prize launched by Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw.

The bid

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Taking water quality to new heights

Tap water quality has been taken to new heights by a North East utility company as work at a County Durham site gets underway. Northumbrian Water is upgrading a service reservoir located south of Durham and has used an unusual mode of transport to get materials to site to enable the £410,000 scheme to be carried out.

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Agency takes action to reduce flooding threat

Residents on Tyneside are to benefit from a package of flood reduction schemes that are bringing organisations together across the region.

Officers from the Environment Agency are working with Newcastle City Council, Northumbrian Water, Gateshead Council and communities to reduce the risk of flooding to homes and businesses.

The schemes include raising the height of two bridges across the Ouseburn, reviewing the drainage system in Newcastle and Gateshead, and working with residents to keep

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