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As part of our special report into the issues on Durhams Silver Street, retail expert Graham Soult says that owners need to act to improve some…

A STRUGGLING pub which was unable to open due to lack of outside space has been granted permission to continue serving customers.

Durham was a sea of people on Wednesday Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES CROWDS took advantage of glorious weather in Durham City this week as the North-East experienced almost heatwave conditions. Earlier this week, the city centre was a sea of visitors, tourists and residents making the most of eased restrictions and the warmer weather. By Elvet Bridge, many queued as they tried to secure their place on one of the rowing boats by the Boathouse, while others took in the view. The Met ...

For all you lovers of halloumi, don’t fear, for The Greek Guy is here. Okay, in all seriousness, without sounding like a 1950s advertisement, we decided to sample some of their food offerings and want to share with you our culinary experience as it happens. So relax and unwind as two ravenous finalists tuck into Durham’s latest culinary offering! Zoe: If you don’t know already, The Greek Guy is the first restaurant specialising in Hellenic delicacies, specifically in one of its most belov...

The Dun Cow in Durham has been a regular go to for Durham University’s Hockey Team. However, due to the pandemic the pub has been closed and has not been able to reopen on April 12 due to the lack of a beer garden. The students decided to take action to save their pub and start a GoFundMe. The GoFundMe was titled Mission Save the Dun Cow and was quickly shared around Durham University Hockey Teams social media. Within 25 minutes of the fundraiser going live £1,000 had already been ...

Diners and pub-goers enjoyed their first day after lockdown in the North-East and North Yorkshire Pictures: NEWSQUEST SMILES beaming on their faces and hands poised to order their pint through an app, people across the region flocked to outdoor venues on Monday. The first day of new rules which meant pubs, restaurants and cafes could serve food and drink outdoors, came into force across England at midnight.  Across the region, venues had already been preparing with some transforming unu...

Back in business: Durham city shops, pubs, hairdressers and gyms reopen as lockdown eases The city centre was bustling on Monday as lockdown restrictions eased Get the latest County Durham news and updates delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. ...

EMERGING from the cold concrete gloom of a multi-storey car park, a bitterly long winter and three months of lockdown, the door opened to reveal the sights, smells and sounds of a sunny beer garden. I stood for a moment to drink in the atmosphere, enviously admiring the cool frothy pre-noon pints, while the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ from Handel’s Messiah played in my head. The sun shone on the customers of The Bishops’ Mill, a ‘Spoons pub in the Walkergate complex, while people queued...

Lockdown easing RECAP: Every update as bars, restaurants, shops and gyms open their doors Pubs, hairdressers, shops and gyms reopened today as England moves into step two of the lockdown roadmap Businesses have reopened across the North East this weekend after the Government eased the lockdown restrictions. Owners of pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and more threw open their doors to customers and welcomed them back after an enforced closure of more than three months due to the coronavirus pande...

Drivers experiencing delays around Durham city- burst water main adds to woes MOTORISTS are experiencing delays around Durham city this morning as repairs to a burst water main continue. Northumbrian Water engineers are dealing with a burst water main next to Collpits Hotel, in Durham, which was reported yesterday. Temporary traffic signals installed on A690 Alexandria Crescent at Crossgate to allow the work to go ahead are causing siginifcant delays. Delays are expected to contiute ...