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Keep up to date with all the latest news from our bid to be named UK City of Culture 2025, as well as news highlights from our partners across the county.

Lord Lieutenant of County Durham Sue Snowdon and the Chairman of Durham County Council Cllr Watts Stelling at rehearsals for A Right Royal Do with pupils at Shotton Primary School

Lord Lieutenant checks on pupils’ rehearsals ahead of Gala Platinum Jubilee culture event

Consett Academy pupils outside of The Bowes Museum

Schoolchildren back County Durham’s City of Culture bid

Tommy statue at Seaham

Queen’s Baton Relay to visit County Durham

City of Culture judges

UK City of Culture 2025 judges arrive in County Durham

CGI image showing how The Story will look when complete

Name for new County Durham history centre revealed

Durham 2025 inflatable installation on display at the Faith Museum

The Auckland Project shows its Faith in the Durham 2025 bid

Crowd at Bishop Auckland Food Festival 2022

Thousands turn out for Bishop Auckland Food Festival

From left, Alison Clark, head of culture, sport and tourism at Durham County Council and Durham 2025 bid director; Tony Harrington, chair of Culture Durham; Sally Dixon, assistant director of partnerships and communications at Beamish Museum; Stephen King, commercial director at Go North East; and Martijn Gilbert, managing director at Go North East.

Businesses get on board County Durham’s UK City of Culture 2025 bid

Train wagon

Replica of wagon which travelled Stockton and Darlington Railway restored

East Durham Creates Street museum

County Durham village transforms into a museum

Memorandum of Understanding signing

Council and university partnership going from strength to strength

Group shot of batonbearers

Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay to visit North East

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