Durham County Council Archives

Teen’s thanks for life-changing home adaptations

|Date: 14 August, 2025

Teen’s thanks for life-changing home adaptations

A teenager from County Durham is enjoying a new sense of independence and dignity after a life-changing a ...

A teenager from County Durham is enjoying a new sense of independence and dignity after a life-changing adaptaton to his family home. Charlie lives with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA Type 2), a rare ne ...

14 August, 2025
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200 homes under construction as Esh Construction extends build phase at Seaham Garden Village

|Date: 14 July, 2025

200 homes under construction as Esh Construction extends build phase at Seaham Garden Village

More than 200 affordable homes are now under construction at County Durham’s first ‘garden village’ on th ...

More than 200 affordable homes are now under construction at County Durham’s first ‘garden village’ on the outskirts of Seaham as Esh Construction marks one year on site. Working in partnership with h ...

14 July, 2025
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Esh Construction completes £13m Springmoor Grange School

|Date: 29 October, 2024

Esh Construction completes £13m Springmoor Grange School

Springmoor Grange School has opened its door to pupils after Esh Construction completed the £13 million b ...

Springmoor Grange School has opened its door to pupils after Esh Construction completed the £13 million build on behalf of Durham County Council. More than 320 primary school students and over 50 nurs ...

29 October, 2024
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Work underway to transform Bishop Auckland’s Kingsway Square

|Date: 19 April, 2024

Work underway to transform Bishop Auckland’s Kingsway Square

Work has begun to transform a section of derelict land in the centre of Bishop Auckland into a vibrant ne ...

Work has begun to transform a section of derelict land in the centre of Bishop Auckland into a vibrant new greenspace area for local people and businesses to share. The development is part of a £53m L ...

19 April, 2024
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believe housing marks fifth anniversary

|Date: 5 April, 2024

believe housing marks fifth anniversary

One of the largest housing associations in the North East of England is celebrating its fifth anniversary ...

One of the largest housing associations in the North East of England is celebrating its fifth anniversary. In 2019, believe housing was launched with a vision of delivering “life without barriers” for ...

5 April, 2024
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Work underway on £250m garden village at Seaham

|Date: 6 July, 2023

Work underway on £250m garden village at Seaham

The creation of a new landscape-led garden village on the Durham Coast is underway as three housing devel ...

The creation of a new landscape-led garden village on the Durham Coast is underway as three housing developers lay the foundations for the development of a new thriving community. Existing infrastruct ...

6 July, 2023
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Making tenants’ homes more energy-efficient

|Date: 28 April, 2023

Making tenants’ homes more energy-efficient

Affordable housing provider believe housing has completed a £5m project to make 1,100 homes warmer, green ...

Affordable housing provider believe housing has completed a £5m project to make 1,100 homes warmer, greener, and cheaper to run … and a second, even bigger scheme is about to get underway. The County ...

28 April, 2023
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Vaillant | Decarbonising school buildings

|Date: 25 April, 2023

Vaillant | Decarbonising school buildings

LABM finds out how the installation of heat pumps from Vaillant have helped Woodland Primary School becom ...

LABM finds out how the installation of heat pumps from Vaillant have helped Woodland Primary School become the lowest carbon emitting school in County Durham. Since the 1980s, Woodland Primary School ...

25 April, 2023
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