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Industry
Majestic rare breed of horse arrives in County Durham
26 Mar 2024
A rare breed of horse that is listed as at-risk with less than 200 left in the world has become the newest cast member in an award-winning outdoor live theatre […]
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Industry
Council secures £500,000 for further restoration works at Killhope Lead Mining Museum
26 Mar 2024
Restoration works to “protect the future” of the popular Killhope Lead Mining Museum in Weardale are set to take place throughout this year, thanks to a funding boost. Durham County […]
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Industry
North East’s world-class investment opportunities to go before a global audience at UKREiiF
22 Mar 2024
County Durham and Newcastle will join forces to fly the flag for the North East at a forthcoming trade conference attended by major developers and investors. Representatives from Durham County […]
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Industry
Hundreds of tourism businesses gather at iconic music venue to double the size of visitor economy
22 Mar 2024
Collaboration, visitor experiences that make memories and ‘shy bairns get nowt’ – the core themes at the first-ever Destination North East England tourism conference. This landmark visitor economy industry event […]
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Industry
Waybeams renewal project successfully completed ahead of schedule 22 March, Stanhope, Weardale
21 Mar 2024
Weardale Railway is thrilled to announce the successful completion of the Waybeams Renewal Project, marking a significant milestone for the heritage railway company. The project, which commenced on 26th February, […]
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11 million Brits plan a UK holiday trip for the Easter weekend, bringing a £3.2 billion economic boost
21 Mar 2024
VisitEngland’s Easter Trip Tracker survey, published today, indicates that 11 million Brits are definitely planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK for the Easter weekend, bringing an estimated £3.2 […]
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Visit County Durham
Regenerative Destination Management
20 Mar 2024
Visit County Durham's Lucy Wearne has recently been awarded a certificate in Regenerative Destination Management from GDS Academy. The course examined how to enable positive social, environmental and economic impact […]
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Industry
Familiarisation Visit
20 Mar 2024
The Auckland Project, in conjunction with Visit County Durham, is holding a familiarisation visit to Auckland Castle, Gardens and Faith Museum as part of their Accommodation Partner Scheme. The visit will […]
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Industry
1500 hours of painstaking work with several thousand parts make a working SilverSwan
20 Mar 2024
After more than 1500 hours of painstaking work carried out by specialist horologists, TheBowes Museum's iconic 250 year old life size Silver Swan, the only one in the world, is […]
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Industry
Europe’s largest collection of historic rail vehicles assembled at Locomotion
15 Mar 2024
Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham is to undertake the museum’s biggest ever rail shunt to create Europe’s largest undercover display of historic rail vehicles. Managed by specialist teams from Locomotion […]
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Industry
Hotel Occupancy
13 Mar 2024
Hotel Room Occupancy in England for January 2024 continues to show growth for North East England. Overall, room occupancy was 1% up on January 2022, and on a par with […]
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Industry
A66 Project approval
13 Mar 2024
On 7 March 2024, the Secretary of State for Transport approved the Development Consent Order for the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project. This means National Highways now has permission to dual […]
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Visit County Durham
A message from Visit County Durham's managing director, Michelle Gorman.
13 Mar 2024
Visit County Durham is proud to be supporting English Tourism Week, which launches this Friday, 15th March and runs until Sunday, 24th March. The annual initiative provides an important platform […]
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Industry
Durham Cathedral calls on people to help create Peace Doves for its upcoming summer installation
13 Mar 2024
Over 15,000 paper doves created by visitors with messages of peace will be suspended in Durham Cathedral this summer. Peace Doves, a mass-participation artwork by Peter Walker, is set to […]
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Industry
Chester-le-EATS Festival set to Expand
12 Mar 2024
Organisers of a hugely successful food, drink and music festival have announced plans to expand its footprint in 2024 – and are now asking traders who wish to be part […]
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