Stanley Beacon of Light to remember fallen heroes… A BEACON of remembrance will be lit in Stanley on Armistice Day to remember those lost in World War I. Stanley will be illuminated by a Beacon of Light – one of over 1,000 that will be ignited at 7pm on November 11, across Britain – as […]
Linked below is the agenda and supporting papers for next week’s Full Council meeting of Stanley Town Council. Business being discussed includes Feedback from the Council’s funding of the SHAID Homelessness Support service, Review of the Council’s Medium Term Plan and a proposal for a heritage plaque to mark the birthplace of Matthew Kirtly. All […]
The Agenda and supporting papers for the Finance & General Purposes meeting are linked below. All Stanley Town Council’s meetings are open to the public. The meeting will be held at the Civic Hall at 6.30 pm. AgendaBackground Papers
The agenda and background papers for next Tuesday’s Full Council meeting are linked below. The meeting will be held at 6.30pm at the Civic Hall and is open to the general public. Members of the public may ask questions in relation to the business on the agenda, please notify the Town Clerk in advance of […]
The agenda and papers for next week’s meeting of the Finance & General Purposes Committee are linked below. The meeting will be held at 6.30pm on Wednesday 12th September at the Civic Hall. All meetings are open to the public. If members of the public wish to ask the members a questionn please use the […]
IT WAS almost midnight on August 22, 1947, when tragedy struck a North Durham town, costing the lives of 22 men and shaking a community to its core. The two dozen miners were underground in the “fourth north district”, between the Louisa Pit and the Morrison North Pit, in the area of Kyo bogs when a huge explosion of firedamp, most likely a pocket of methane gas, ripped through the pit […]
Stanley Town Council is delighted to announce the dates for this year’s Summer Play in the Park Events. As always, all the rides and activities will be FREE so get the dates in your diary now. The dates are: Wed 1 Aug – View Lane Park Sat 4 Aug – Oakies Park Wed 8 Aug […]
Stanley Town Council has joined forces with local company Alan Hillary Events to deliver its events programme over the next 3 years. The Council took the decision to seek a professional events management partner to improve the quality of events delivered for residents and to enable the Town Council’s own staff to focus on delivering […]
A PAIR of crimefighters are clamping down on community anti-social behaviour in a North Durham town. Two new neighbourhood wardens have been recruited to prowl the Stanley beat, working alongside their communities to improve the environment and help tackle minor disorder and vandalism. The new full-time patrolmen are funded by Stanley Town Council, which is […]