Two sporting heroes from County Durham have been recognised for their achievements and their work to teach potential stars of the future. Charmian Rawlings and Ken Spirit received the Chairman’s medal from Durham County Council Chairman Cllr Dennis Morgan at a presentation on October 2. Both Charmian and Ken have achieved a different kind of…
Read more »Miles of smiles have have provided the pay off for a £1.1m investment in play facilities throughout Durham county. The Playbuilder programme delivered by Durham County Council has included a £46,000 investment in play equipment at Waldridge Village, Chester-le-Street. It is one of 24 play areas to benefit from the programme that has been supported…
Read more »A trombone, hand grenade and a pair of lungs all made from blown glass are among the items featured in a touring exhibition due to stop off in Durham. Breath Taking, which includes pieces by 22 artists, will be at the DLI Museum and Durham Art Gallery from Saturday, 9 July to Monday, 29 August….
Read more »A community shop has opened in Chester-le-Street to promote the work of providers and organisations serving the district. Chester-le-Street Area Action Partnership has taken a lead role in the initiative which has resulted in a high profile presence at the former Aspects shop and cafe in the middle of Front Street. The shop will be…
Read more »Chester-le-Street and District Area Action Partnership has taken to the road in a ‘meet the people’ consultation exercise. The AAP is effectively a bridge between Durham County Council and local communities and was one of 14 to be introduced after the county moved to unitary authority status. The AAP board is made up of people…
Read more »Despite the cold wintry conditions on Saturday, parishioners and members of the public attended a Christmas Carol Service at Chester-le-Street Civic Heart. All denominations of churchgoers attended the open air service to relate to the true meaning of Christmas through carols and prayers. The service which lasted for thirty minutes took place under the Christmas…
Read more »Vice Chair of Durham County Council, Councillor Linda Marshall accompanied by her mum Beatrice Pearson officially switched on the Chester-le-Street Christmas Tree lights on Friday evening. Other councillors and officials along with pantomime characters from Actonepanto, Santa Claus and members of the public attended the ceremony. Councillor Beaty Bainbridge who organised the event said, “I…
Read more »A special presentation took place for Chester-le-Street Sea Cadets at the Riverside Park last week. From funding presented to them by Councillor Allan Bainbridge a few weeks ago twelve cadets were able to attend the Offshore Week and on their return took part in a presentation which was attended by invited guests and parents. The…
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The start of work on a new £4.5m health centre and library in a County Durham village was marked with a groundbreaking ceremony for the project at Pelton, near Chester-le-Street.
The development, which will be called the Lavender Centre, is a joint project between Durham County Council and NHS County Durham and Darlington.
Based on the former site of Pelton Infant and Junior School, it will replace the existing library and provide new homes for Pelton Surgery and Middle Chare Medical Group.
Cllr Maria Plews, Durham County Council’s Cabinet member for leisure, libraries and lifelong learning, said: “The current library and healthcare facilities in Pelton are in poor condition and in need of replacement.
“This new development will provide the village with modern, well-equipped facilities including two GP surgeries, a pharmacy and library, which will be of enormous benefit to the community.”
The project, which was given the go-ahead by the Trust in June, will be located next to the school and children’s centre, enabling services to link together. It will also provide a local base for services including health visitors, midwifery, district nursing, physiotherapy, counselling, phlebotomy, podiatry and chronic disease management.
Lady Ann Calman, chair of NHS County Durham and Darlington, said: “We are delighted that work has now started on the Lavender Centre in Pelton. The new facilities are much-needed and will provide local people with first class services in a modern, state-of-the-art development.”
As part of the construction of the centre various forms of sustainable technology and renewable energy will be incorporated into the building. The work is expected to take about 15 months.
Building success: l to r – Leader of DCC, Cllr Simon Henig, Lady Ann Calman, chair of NHS County Durham and Darlington and Kevan Jones MP
People in the Chester-le-Street district have called on Durham County Council to think again over plans to close the Hett Hills waste disposal centre near Pelton. A petition against closure is being raised and organisers report a brisk response to sign up. Hett Hills has come under scrutiny, along with several other sites countywide, as…
Supermarket giants Morrisons has taken over the extensive car parking facilities around its store in Chester-le-Street. The move directly reunites car parking facilities with operations at the town centre superstore. Originally a free car park when the store was owned by the North Eastern Co-op it ended up being privately run and parking came at…
We can always find time for a walk down memory lane. Local historians Dorothy Hall and George Nairn are the guides for a trip back in time to the villages of Chester Moor and Waldridge. They have spent the last three years researching and compiling information and collecting photographs from the neighbouring communities just outside…
Halloween Night came early to a Front Street Public House in Chester-le-Street. The annual Halloween Party night took place at The Black Horse, where regulars and friends dressed to thrill, or kill in fancy dress guises that moved from Devils, Witches, Ghouls and Spooks to The Flintstones and Diana Ross and The Supremes. Attended…
A new business initiative has been launched in the Chester-le-Street area. BNI Centurion is a referral organisation that now meets at Chester-le-Street Cricket Club every Thursday morning 6.45am. Business Networking International (BNI) is a global company established 25 years ago and the biggest networking organisation of its kind in the world. It caters for businesses…
