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Employees at Amazon’s Durham fulfilment centre donated food and drinks to Heel and Toe Children’s Charity and Solan Connor Fawcett Family Cancer Trust during a weekend of fundraising and racing.
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County Durham residents can access free stop-smoking advice, nicotine replacement, medicines, digital support and vape starter kits during Stoptober 2026.
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Patients living with and beyond colorectal cancer are being supported through a new peer group at University Hospital of North Durham, with the next session planned for just before Christmas.
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County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust board members are due to decide whether a review of breast cancer treatment should examine cases dating back to 2015, after more than 30 women were found to have undergone unnecessary surgery.
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Durham County Council has been selected by the government to establish a second Young Futures Hub after a successful funding bid. The new centre will build on the pilot in Newton Aycliffe, with its location to be decided through a co-production process involving young people and partner organisations.
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County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is holding four free drop-in events during Falls Awareness Week, offering people aged 65 and over, families and carers practical advice on preventing falls and staying independent.
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A review of 539 cases at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has identified 78 patients who suffered moderate or severe harm, including women who underwent mastectomies they were later told were not needed. The trust board is due to consider on 24 September whether the review should be extended to thousands of cases dating back to 2015.
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Paediatric nursing staff at Treetops Ward at University Hospital of North Durham have been named the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust’s Team of the Month for August after improving asthma support for children and young people.
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County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has announced continued support for patients affected by failings in its breast services, with a public Board meeting in Durham due to consider the next stage of its review.
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County Durham residents and visitors are being asked for their views on plans to introduce GPS-controlled conservation grazing at Waldridge Fell, near Chester-le-Street.
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Durham County Council has launched a month-long September activity programme offering free leisure-centre access, Move Plus passes, taster sessions, Couch to 5k opportunities and prizes linked to National Fitness Day on Wednesday 16 September.
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County Durham residents, schools, businesses and community groups are being invited to join Durham County Council’s new Big Autumn Clean throughout September, following a launch beach clean at Crimdon where volunteers collected 35 bags of waste.
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University Hospital of North Durham has taken part in the first Love Your Lounge Month, explaining how its discharge lounge supports patients while medication, transport and other arrangements are finalised.
Community Nevilles Cross
The City of Durham Trust has objected to an application concerning 11 Geoffrey Avenue, Durham, where the applicant seeks confirmation that an established small HMO use was lawful before the city’s Article 4 Direction took effect.
Community Belmont
North East Ambulance Service will launch its new long-term strategy at an Annual General Meeting in Belmont on Thursday 8 October 2026, with members of the public invited to attend.
Community Belmont
North East Ambulance Service will launch its new strategy for the next decade at an open Annual General Meeting in Belmont this October, with members of the public invited to attend.
Community
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has become the first organisation in the North East to receive Sophie’s Legacy Approved Hospital recognition, after introducing meals for parents, a dedicated children’s menu and Play Specialist support seven days a week.
Community Shincliffe
Plans for single-storey extensions at 11 St Marys Close, Shincliffe, have been submitted for consideration, with consultation open until 27 August 2026.
Community
Durham readers can join the RSPCA’s flexible Walk to Remember fundraiser on Sunday 13 September 2026, choosing their own five-mile route in memory of a beloved pet while supporting animal rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming.
Community Elvet
Hemp Garden Community Association says it has spent nine years restoring Elvet Green, but Durham County Council has ordered the group to remove its equipment or face injunction proceedings and a claim for legal costs.
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A new Durham Magazine feature explores Dan Saunders’ summer 2026 photographs of Durham Cathedral, focusing on light, Norman stonework, immense architectural scale and the details visitors can easily miss.
Community Framwellgate Moor
Moving On Durham has received a £2,000 Banks Community Fund grant to create a garden and outdoor activities programme for young people at its new supported accommodation facility in Croxdale.
Community Meadowfield
Friends of Addison Park has secured a £500 Banks Community Fund grant for its annual Party in the Park at Browney Lane on Saturday 1 August, with more than 1,000 people expected to attend.
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Palatinate’s Cassidy Plautz tag page lists “Puzzles 899”, featuring a word ladder, word search, logic puzzle and Connections-style cryptic.
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Palatinate’s Puzzles 889 page lists a Word Ladder called ‘A Night Out’, a Strands puzzle titled ‘Durham Scrands’ and a sudoku puzzle built with Amuse Labs tools.
