What's Happening in Durham blog

Young people are being invited to show off their skills in a new Durham’s Got Talent competition.

Talented youngster Charlotte Wilkinson has won a place at a top dance school after battling against illness to follow her dream. Charlotte, 11, of Meadowfield, near Durham City, has secured a place at the prestigious The Hammond School in Chester despite being ill with a stomach disorder. The youngster has always dreamed of becoming a ballerina but suffers from sucrose/fructose malabsorption and wheat intolerance, which can make her lose a lot of weight. Her mum Claire Wilkinson said: “When she …

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More than 75 young people have been helped into work just four months after the launch of an apprenticeship project.

Stories of courage, determination and kindness were told as children were honoured at the Three Towns Youth Awards.

A mathematician has been commemorated with a sculpture at Durham University.

Top college crimpers have won first place in a national competition.

A guide has been published to tell the stories of the region’s most significant branches.

Durham County Council has been praised during a national competition.

School pupils learnt about life as an Olympic athlete when a top sportsman dropped in to give them a talk.

Unemployed romantic Chris Sanders is hoping to give his fiancée the wedding of a lifetime by donating his time to anyone who can help.