A PRIMARY schoolteacher, whose great-great-grandfather crafted the coffin in which St Cuthbert’s remains were re-buried in Durham Cathedral in 1899, has followed her forebears into the ranks of the city’s freemen.
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More than 800 primary school children within Durham City are set to benefit from a national internet safety scheme aimed at making their switch from primary to secondary education less emotionally stressful
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Officials of a community hub, who faced being shut out of their own premises by the pending failure of hydraulic entrance doors, have been handed the key to the crisis by Durham City’s Freemen.
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YOUNG house-building carpenter Liam Thynne, singled out for his “exceptional skills,” has been declared overall winner of a pioneering annual awards scheme showcasing the achievements of modern-day craft apprentices.
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TROUBLED youngsters, stepping out on an award winning and unorthodox “pathway” to a brighter future, have been given a £1,000 “purse” to help them on their journey.
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A retiree, whose family links with the Durham Markets Company reaches back over a century, has been given a special honour by the city’s freemen.
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A grassroots arts festival, preparing to stage its fourth annual event in Durham City this summer (July 24th-28th), has been handed a cash boost to help extend marketing and promotional activities ahead of the event.
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A striking granite and limestone memorial, designed to offer a focal point of remembrance for parents of dozens of babies who died before, during or immediately after birth in a Durham Hospital, will be unveiled in a city churchyard in mid April.
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An award-winning cancer charity, struggling to match funding against soaring demand for its free day-to-day help, has been given a “fantastic” boost by Durham City’s Freemen
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