The Town Council are launching this year’s ‘Blooming Good Fun’ competition. It is to encourage gardeners from right across the Parish to make a special effort to brighten up their surroundings – and everybody else’s by bringing colour and floral displays to Stanley. Entry is FREE and there are CASH PRIZES to be one. There are […]
Council Agenda Uploaded for next Tuesday’s meeting – Items to be discussed: Neighbourhood Planning, Winter Maintenance, Communication Policy, Queen’s 90th Birthday, Civic Hall Coffee Shop, PACT House & Louisa Morrison Disaster Memorial. Agenda: FC Agenda 23 February Papers: Combined Papers – Council 23-2-16
What is Stanley Fringe? It’s difficult to neatly categorise it. They have published no list of objectives. They have no charitable aims. The group is a loose collective of artists in the broadest sense from this area. It isn’t a historical society, but one of the only clear goals of the group is to remember […]
Did you know that it is compulsory for dogs to be fitted with a microchip. The change in the law is intended to deal with an increasing number of stray dogs. The chips are coded with the owners’ details and dog owners who do not get their dogs chipped could be fined. It will also […]
Today we are announcing the launch of ‘Ask Stanley 2016’, a comprehensive consultation exercise with Stanley Residents. We want to know what you like about your area, what you don’t, and what you think should be done to improve both the good and bad things. We have put together a short questionnaire and will be […]
The Town Council meets next Tuesday (15th) at 6.30 pm at the Civic Hall. We are in the later stages of setting the budget for the next financial year and Councillors will be deciding what the priorities are. Business to be discussed will include: Who the first Blue Plaques should be put up for; Whether […]
Local hero, actor Alun Armstrong, who hails from Annfield Plain, battled extreme Canadian weather to make his way back to Stanley to turn on the Christmas Lights. Mr Armstrong had been filming in Canada but due to heavy snowfall his return to the UK was delayed by days as flight after flight was cancelled. He even boarded a […]
The Town Council will be launching a comprehensive consultation with residents of the Parish in the New Year. We want to build a plan for the next 5 years that focuses on delivering things that people who live in the Parish think are important, so we will be asking every resident aged 13 or over […]
Stanley Town Council is launching a blue plaque scheme within the Parish to celebrate the area’s heritage. The Parish includes not just Stanley but surrounding villages including Annfield Plain, Catchgate, Tanfield, South Moor and Craghead. The intention will be to commemorate noteworthy individuals and locations across the Parish and develop a heritage trail for the […]
Two Environmental Projects from the Stanley area have been recognised this week in Durham County Partnership’s 2015 Environmental Awards. The Catchgate Neighbourhood Planter Scheme, which was led by the Neighbourhood Watch with support from the Town Council and Tanfield in Bloom were both commended for their valuable contributions to the quality and appearance of the […]