Welcome to Wear Valley
Wear Valley is one of the seven local councils that form the County of Durham. The district extends from the centre of the county to its western boundary, spanning over 30 miles.
As the name suggests the district is based upon the valley of the river Wear, from its source near the Cumbrian border to the point where it leaves the district.
It is a district of contrasts, with almost half of its 195 square miles falling within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is a mixture of both rural and urban, with the majority of the population living in the more urban eastern part of the district, which includes the market towns of Bishop Auckland and Crook.
Youngsters On The Ball
Story posted on 08 May 2008.
Two teams of youngsters have taken part in a football match organised by Wear Valley District Council Street Warden Louis Hodkinson.
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May Events 2008
Story posted on 08 May 2008.
Details of events taking place throughout Wear Valley during May 2008 are now available.
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The Discovery Centre Presents Entropy Glass - Handmade Art Jewellery By Alison Lowery M.A.
Story posted on 08 May 2008.
An exhibition of hand made jewellery by North East artist; Alison Lowery M.A will be visiting The Discovery Centre, Bishop Auckland in May. The exhibition will begin on Thursday 8 May at 10 am and continue on 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 May from 10 am to 3 pm. With the exception of Saturday 10 May, open from 12.30 pm.
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Goal For Footie Mad Youngsters
Story posted on 06 May 2008.
A football match between teams of Wear Valley youngsters is set to take place on Wednesday night.
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Buy A Bin and a Chance to Win £50 This Compost Awareness Week
Story posted on 06 May 2008.
To celebrate National Compost Awareness Week 2008, Recycle Now is offering any resident of Wear Valley who buys a compost bin between 4th and 10th May the chance to win £50 of garden centre vouchers to spend on their garden.
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Community Involvement
Our aim is to encourage residents throughout the whole district to become involved and have input regarding local issues that are important to them.
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Development Control
Development Control is responsible for the determination and monitoring of planning applications, and other associated applications (listed building consent, advertisement consent etc) submitted to the Council under the Planning Acts.
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Service Standards for the Community Department
The Community Department's service standards describe the minimum levels of service that local residents can expect from the Council.
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Stanhope Market Towns Programme
A Visioning exercise, was recently completed by Miller Research, to help make the case for further investment in Stanhope and its broader hinterland to achieve benefits for residents and businesses in the Dale.
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Durham County and Wolsingham Parish Council Elections 1st May 2008
The Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll is now available to view.
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