About Durham Dispatch
Durham Dispatch: the city’s latest local developments
Follow updates on Durham’s roads, neighbourhoods, public services, businesses, events, education, culture and sport.
What we cover
A closer look at change across Durham
Durham Dispatch brings together current updates from across Durham, from public safety and council decisions to education, business openings, community activity, culture and sport.
The publication focuses on practical local developments, including police appeals, road closures, planning applications, bus disruption, hospital access changes, Durham University news and what is happening around the city.
What we cover
The subjects shaping daily life
Coverage follows the issues and activities most relevant to Durham readers, with attention to exact places, dates, decisions, disruptions and local consequences where those details are available.
Close to home
From the city centre to surrounding neighbourhoods
Local coverage includes the City Centre, Peninsula, Market Place, North Road, Claypath, Framwellgate, Crossgate, Elvet, Gilesgate, Aykley Heads, Nevilles Cross, Maiden Castle, Framwellgate Moor, Newton Hall and Brasside.