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National Walking Month
3 May 2023
May is National Walking Month and VCD will be promoting walking breaks and activities across County Durham through a series of social media posts and via our dedicated walks page on thisisdurham.com, updated and including a new guide to accessible walks across the county. Apart from taking...
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Industry
First look at Stack Bishop Auckland
3 May 2023
Developers have given the first glimpse of how an exciting County Durham leisure operation will look once it is completed. In March councillors gave the green light to STACK Bishop Auckland, a purpose-built two storey building with a roof terrace at Newgate Street. The mixed use building will house...
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High demand for Welcome to Durham customer service training
3 May 2023
Visit County Durham has relaunched its popular customer service course, with demand proving so high, a second session is being delivered next month.
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Industry
With Help from Our Friends…
28 Apr 2023
Beamish Museum has received £225,000 from the Friends of Beamish – taking the Friends’ total donations to an amazing £2.1million. The latest donation, which is from the Friends of Beamish and Business Friends of Beamish, will go towards the Remaking Beamish project, which is currently...
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New website promotes Durham as top destination for business events and conferences
27 Apr 2023
Durham’s conference, meetings and events venues have been brought together on a new website by Visit County Durham.
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Save the date
26 Apr 2023
Purple Tuesday is a national initiative that helps businesses to improve the experience for their disabled customers. This year's annual celebration is being held on 7th November 2023 where organisations across all sectors showcase their support for this lucrative market. The Purple Pound is worth...
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Industry
VisitEngland Awards
26 Apr 2023
VisitEngland has announced that this year's VisitEngland Awards for Excellence will be held at Warner Bros Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter on 7th June. There were more than 350 entries to the awards comprising local and regional winners from the 16 aligned competitions which have...
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Short-term Lets consultation
26 Apr 2023
Following its call for evidence into the potential development of an accommodation registration scheme in Autumn 2022, DCMS has now launched a new consultation into how it might design and implement a registration scheme focused on short-term lets. This consultation seeks views on a range of...
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Durham Cricket aiming to have a blast with most inclusive summer of cricket ever
20 Apr 2023
This summer Durham Cricket is aiming to make Seat Unique Riverside one of the most inclusive and accessible venues in the country. With a number of improvements to the stadium’s facilities already underway, such as the addition of a changing places space, sensory room, hearing loops and...
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Visit County Durham
Campaign update
19 Apr 2023
Visit County Durham's Memorable Moments national destination marketing campaign showcases the experiences that can be had in the county this Spring. The latest online content partnerships are now running with YorkshireLive and LeedsLive, potentially reaching over 19m consumers.
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Improving travel links
19 Apr 2023
Work to improve active travel links along the route of the former Stockton and Darlington Railway and boost the visitor economy is to begin this summer. Durham County Council is investing more than £7million from its allocation from the government's Levelling Up Fund to develop new walking and...
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Disabled access survey
19 Apr 2023
Over 7,500 people took part in the UK's largest disabled access survey, run by Euan's Guide. The research shows that 72% of disabled people have found accessibility information on a venue's website to be misleading, confusing or inaccurate. 74% of participants also reported having experienced a...
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Visit County Durham
Visit County Durham Update
19 Apr 2023
The latest Visit County Durham Update is now available to view online, covering the key projects, successes, insights and updates of the last 6 months.
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Industry
Dalton Park puts best green foot forward with double award win
14 Apr 2023
Dalton Park Outlet Shopping Destination has achieved two top accolades in recognition of its ongoing commitment to sustainability. The centre won the Greener Business Award at the County Durham Environment Awards in February before scooping the gong for Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism...
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Coronation toolkit
12 Apr 2023
With one month to go until the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort, Britain is in the global spotlight. VisitBritain has developed a toolkit for tourism businesses to help them showcase their Coronation themed offerings to both domestic and international visitors.
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