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By Chris Binding A BINGO hall outside Durham could soon face the bulldozers to make way for new student accommodation Picture: Google A BINGO hall in Durham could soon face the bulldozers to make way for new student accommodation. Earlier in May, a planning application was lodged with Durham County Council for Apollo Bingo in the Belmont ward. According to planning documents, the site off Sherburn Road closed last year during the first Covid-19 lockdown. Although it opened from July for 18 weeks, the venue closed again later the same year following further lockdown restrictions. A design and access statement submitted with the application says the building was sold after current owners concluded that reopening the bingo hall was “not a viable business opportunity.” ....
7:58 a.m.: Summons issued to a Lafayette Road driver. 8:44 a.m.: Written warning issued to the owner of a vehicle parked in the same spot for several days on Rockland Street after being the hot topic of a few parking complaints. 9:37 a.m.: A Portsmouth woman turned herself in on a warrant and was arrested on charges of stalking, violation of a protective order and default or breach of bail conditions. 11:31 a.m.: Report taken for criminal trespass after a Spinnaker Way resident said they had surveillance of three boys jumping the fence to the pool. Police spoke with one of the boys mother to confirm the identity of the juveniles. ....
Durham Christian Partnership runs 27 independently operated foodbanks across county. While grocery parcels offered to the needy are donated through public generosity, the organisation also needs cash for operational continuity. A £250 donation from Durham City Freemen will boost funds covering overheads for the city’s three centres, in Waddington Street and at Elvet Methodist and Sunderland Road Baptist churches. The partnership’s chief executive officer, Peter MacLellan, said: “Four dozen volunteers receive and sort the foodstuffs handed in by the public which are prepared into parcels providing provisions for three days. “The fare we offer is also reinforced by foodstuffs from commercial organisations, including supermarkets. ....