Council up for two awards
Durham County Council is in the running for two prestigious national awards in recognition of its work to spruce up the county’s towns and villages and support local businesses.
The council has reached the final of the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards 2018 for its Operation Spruce Up programme, and its Finance Durham Fund.
The awards celebrate excellence in local government with Spruce Up shortlisted in the environmental services category and Finance Durham in the innovation section.
It was launched in No- vember 2016 with the intention of working in one town or village centre each month to get it as clean and tidy as possible.