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Delight as County Durham reaches next stage of UK City of Culture 2025 competition

8 Oct 2021

News County Durham is a step closer to being crowned UK City of Culture 2025 has been met with joy and resolve by the partnership driving forward the bid. Today, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced its long-list of eight locations that will progress to the...

First ever digital Lumiere artwork gives the UKs leading light festival life beyond the four-day event

4 Oct 2021

Lumiere, the UK’s leading light festival, has announced today an exciting new interactive project in the lead-up to the full Programme reveal later this month. Created by digital studio Tekja and supported by Visit County Durham Ltd, Tree of Hope will be the first -ever digital artwork...

Blog Squad set to showcase Durham to new audiences

28 Sep 2021

A new marketing initiative from Visit County Durham is enlisting the support of bloggers and Instagrammers from across the region to showcase the county to new audiences. The Blog Squad, featuring a curated group of content partners who will be providing guest blogs for the county’s official...