News

Rule change could see 30,000 more homes built in the area

Changes to the planning system could see the county's countryside ruined by allowing thousands of new homes to be built in a developer 'free for all', a councillor has warned. As part of sweeping changes to the planning system revealed by the Government earlier this month, councils may have to use a new method for calculating the number of new homes it will need to build in the future.

CB
18 Aug 2020
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letter

Our Letter to MP Hariett Baldwin regarding Dominic Cummings

I am sure many of you have found yourselves confused and somewhat frustrated by the recent revelations that Dominic Cummings visited his family, while experiencing symptoms, in County Durham. We have sent the following letter to our MP, Harriet Baldwin, to voice our concerns and ask for support in calling for his resignation.

DB
24 May 2020
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