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LOCAL NEWS
MP Holden Calls For County Durham Sites To Be Considered For...
Last week Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham, and Paul Howell, MP for Sedgefield, raised with the Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP, Chancellor...
CONSETT ENTERTAINMENT
The Top 5 Accessories For Your Motorhome – By Chris Gage
Standard specification of motorhomes varies widely, some are very comprehensively equipped, while others may need enhancements.
Fitting new accessories to an older vehicle can be...
Blakey’s Cafe & Bistro
My name is Francis Blakey, owner of Blakey's Cafe and Bistro.
I’ve always had an interest in cooking from a young age, working in catering...
Lovely Jubbly – By Lorraine Weightman
During this past year with the uptake on online shopping, there are an increased number of white vans rocking up around the area, not...
Sources for sites to pitch up with your Caravan and Motorhome – By Chris...
Well, the UK holiday season is well underway now with the (hopefully continuous) relaxation of restrictions. Anecdotal evidence suggests that bookings for campsites are...
Consett Corona Photo Project – June 2021
The intention is to host an exhibition or series of exhibitions in the area once restrictions are relaxed and it is safe to do...
CONSETT BUSINESS
The Consett Corona Photo Project started in March 2020 and has continued to document the effects of Covid-19 upon the people, volunteer groups and businesses in the Consett area. All images have been photographed within the Government guidelines. If you wish to be part of the project or have...
Residents feel betrayed and dismayed that the organisation who promised to improve the former steelworks site is now planning to build a 50-metre tall waste incinerator on their doorstop.
The Hownsgill Energy Centre will incinerate commercial and industrial waste and residents fear it will bring disastrous impacts on their health,...
Consett deserves good news. The announcement earlier this month of the £4.8 billion “Levelling Up” fund was just that. Aimed specifically at providing funds to invest in towns and villages whose areas haven’t had significant recent investment.
Councils, supported by MPs, will be able to put in bids of up...
NORTH EAST NEWS
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
CONSETT HISTORY
Forster Bros have been an integral part of Consett Life since 1945.
Three entrepreneurial brothers from Milkwell Burn in Hamsterley opened a business providing fresh meat, bread, pies, pastries and bakery products to feed the growing community. They ran vans from their Aunt’s shop in Medomsley and delivered their delicious...
Harrington Brown was established as an independent Estate Agency in 2002 by Margaret Burton who had over 10yrs of experience working for corporate agents. With new development planned in Shotley Bridge she decided it was the right time to take the plunge and open her own agency and it...
During this past year with the uptake on online shopping, there are an increased number of white vans rocking up around the area, not only on my street, but every other.
Yet there is still a thrill to opening a package addressed to yourself - as we all enjoy receiving...
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