Go-ahead for student flats near Durham World Heritage Site thenorthernecho.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenorthernecho.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The University told
Palatinate that “It hasn’t yet been determined” exactly what will go where.
Estimates for the size of the University’s new student accommodation developments have been published on the City of Durham Parish Council’s website. The figures were provided to the planning inspectorate by Durham University following the publication of its Estate Masterplan which includes the development of new colleges by 2027.
The plans include up to 1,000 new beds on the Hild Bede College site at Leazes Road, 400-500 new beds on the Elvet Hill car park site adjacent to Trevelyan College and up to 500 new beds behind Josephine Butler College. The latter could potentially mean the loss of the college’s orchard and allotment.
The ongoing saga of Durham County Council s HQ as plans could be scrapped altogether chroniclelive.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chroniclelive.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Govind Nair recently assumed the role of parish councillor for the ward of Durham South following this month’s bumper crop of local elections. The second-year PPE student at St Aidan’s College joins the council as a representative of the Labour Party and more broadly, Durham University’s student voice.
Palatinate spoke to Nair about his vision for the future both locally and nationally, for the wider Labour Party.
Parish councillors are essentially “the middleman between the residents and the County Council.” Nair explains, “We represent the views of the residents of the City of Durham.” He adds that, despite limited decision-making powers, parish councillors act as vital advocates for the locals and students they represent. The City of Durham Parish Council came into being just three years ago and is made up of 15 councillors.
Liberal Democrats not in active talks with Labour over Durham County Council coalition
Coun Elizabeth Scott, who represents Neville s Cross Ward, said the new headquarters was the death knell for the Labour Group
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The Liberal Democrats are ‘not in active talks’ with Labour to form a coalition at Durham County Council, a councillor has said.