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North East artists to transform historic estate into a land of enchantment

22 Nov 2022

One of the North East’s leading heritage attractions is promising to light up Christmas with the return of a popular festive light trail, showcasing ambitious new outdoor artworks by regional […]

Industry

Grade One Listed Gainford Hall removed from Historic England at Risk Register

17 Nov 2022

Grade one listed Gainford Hall has been successfully removed from the Historic England Heritage at Risk Register following restoration works by Raby Estates. This important step in The Rising, the […]

Visit County Durham

Campaign update

16 Nov 2022

A month into our Memorable Moments campaign and the content hub on thisisdurham.com has already received over 2,500 page views since it launched on 7th October. Following a full page […]

Industry

Lighting up lives: Lumiere announces 2023 dates

15 Nov 2022

Tuesday 15 November 2022. Today marks one year until the return of Lumiere, the UK’s light art biennial. The free-to-attend, four-day event will take place from 16-19 November 2023 in […]

Visit County Durham

Christmas Advent Calendar

9 Nov 2022

Visit County Durham is once again producing a 'Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar' to provide Partners with a promotional platform. Each day during December a new door will be opened […]

Industry

Virtual tours

9 Nov 2022

VCD Partners Farnley Tower, Thomas Wright House, Grassholme Observatory and Gala Durham are amongst businesses that enhance their marketing content to visitors by offering a 3D virtual tour developed by […]

Industry

Funding opportunity

9 Nov 2022

SME's based in County Durham could access up to 40% funding for business improvement projects costing between £2,500 and £8,000 (maximum grant of £3,200) from The North East Business Support Fund. […]

Industry

Big investment for culture in County Durham

7 Nov 2022

Organisations across County Durham will be supported in delivering key cultural events and attractions after being successful in bids for funding. The Arts Council selected County Durham as one of […]

Industry

Call for traders for Bishop Auckland Food Festival 2023

3 Nov 2022

Applications are now open for traders to be part of one of the North East’s most popular food festivals. Bishop Auckland Food Festival will return to the town’s Market Place […]

Industry

Coastal survey results

3 Nov 2022

The National Coastal Tourism Academy has published the latest results from their third business survey. Findings indicate that more than 65% of coastal businesses are back to profit post-Covid, a […]

Industry

EV charging points

3 Nov 2022

If you are a registered charity or small accommodation business, you may be able to apply for the Workplace Charging Scheme, a voucher-based scheme that provides eligible applicants with support […]

Industry

Durham Restaurant Week

3 Nov 2022

Durham BID is running Durham Restaurant Week from 28th January to 4th February 2023. It's the perfect way to help people discover a new restaurant in Durham that they've always […]

Visit County Durham

Shortlist announced

3 Nov 2022

The shortlist for the 2023 North East England Tourism awards has been announced. The awards play a major role in showcasing the fantastic range of high quality experiences in North […]

Visit County Durham

Outdoors in Durham

19 Oct 2022

Do you have a few minutes to share your thoughts with Crook Hall Gardens National Trust about getting active outdoors in the Durham area. The survey should only take around […]

Visit County Durham

Chair and Trustee opportunity

19 Oct 2022

If you are passionate about North East England's history, culture and heritage, Beamish Museum is seeking expressions of interest from candidates who are forward thinking, open-minded, constructive and entrepreneurial for […]