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Shire Hall, Old Elvet: Council's headquarters 1898–1963. The council is based at County Hall at Aykley Heads in the northern suburbs of the city of Durham. The building was purpose-built for the council and was completed in 1963. [26] When first created the council met at the courthouse on Old Elvet, which at the time was known as Shire Hall.
Derwentside District Council were granted armorial bearings by the College of Arms in 1975. The letters patent were dated 8 May 1975, and the arms were blazoned as follows: [ 14 ] Barry wavy of eight Argent and Azure an Eagle displayed wings inverted Or gorged with a Mural Crown proper pendent therefrom by a ring a Cross of St. Cuthbert and ...
Borough/district councils are responsible for local planning and building control, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.
Between 1974 and 1 April 2009, County Durham was governed as a two-tier non-metropolitan county, with a county council and district councils.The original eight districts were Chester-le-Street, Darlington, Derwentside, Durham (city), Easington, Sedgefield, Teesdale, and Wear Valley. [7]
There is no council collection of general waste, and all general waste collection is carried out by independent companies. TaupÅ District Council: A 45-litre bin is supplies for recyclables, collected weekly. General refuse is collected weekly using user-pays system of orange tags - one orange tag is to be placed on a standard rubbish bag up ...
Eight Stanley town councillors serve on the county council. [48] Its responsibilities include education, housing, social services, highways, planning, and refuse collection. In May 2024, the county council became part of a new upper tier of local government, the North East Combined Authority, led by Mayor Kim McGuinness of the Labour Party.
The council was made up of 50 councillors elected in all-out elections every four years (last elections 2007). The last political composition was Liberal Democrat 27, Labour 15, Independent 8. The 2003 elections saw the Liberal Democrats gain overall political control of the council from Labour, benefiting from boundary changes and substantial ...
Derwentside Independents is a localist political party in County Durham, England. [1] It was established in 2001 to contest elections to Derwentside District Council , later contesting elections to Durham County Council following the establishment of a unitary authority in 2009.