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A pioneering five-year project, launched to raise a wider public acceptance and understanding of the region’s Down’s syndrome community, draws to a close today (Sunday, March 12) with a celebrity book launch.

One of Britain’s top artistic blacksmiths, originally commissioned to deliver a stunning local memorial to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth 11, has been sworn-in as a Gentleman Freeman of Durham City.

Three unconnected organisations, supporting hundreds of stroke victims, people recovering from mental illness, along with cancer sufferers and bereaved families, are the latest charities to receive cash from a bumper festive fund distributed by Durham City Freemen’s Charitable Trust.