WHAT IS A PARISH PRECEPT? A parish council gets its funding by receiving a small amount of the local Council Tax. This is referred to as the Parish Precept. The Clerk to the Council as the Responsible Financial Officer prepares a budget proposal for the coming financial year to help councillors decide the precept for the following year. This typically happens around November or December. This budget outlines planned expenditure for services like grass cutting, insurance, and staffing, and also i...
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There are two vacancies for EVENWOOD PARISH WARD; three for LANDS PARISH WARD; and one for WITTON PARISH WARD. There will be an item on the agenda for the next parish council meeting on Tuesday 9th December 2025 commencing at 7:00 p.m. to consider any expressions of interest in filling these remaining vacancies on Evenwood and Barony Parish Council by co-option. Candidates should be prepared to say a few words about themselves and why they are a suitable candidate to serve on the ...
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that due to the resignation of Alison Deakin, a vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Parish Council.
If by Thursday, 27 November, 2025 (14 days after the date of this notice) a request for an election to fill said vacancy is made to:
The Returning Officer Electoral Services, PO Box 721, DURHAM DH1 9RG Tel: 03000 261212 Email: [email protected]
by TEN electors for the said Parish (Ward), an election will be held to fill the said vaca...
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The External Audit Team at Forvis Mazars LLP have not yet provided the Parish Council with an audit report for the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) for the year ended 31st March 2025. As the deadline is close, they have advised that some audit reports will not be ready in time for the deadline: 30th September and this will leave the Parish Council in a position where it will not be able to place its audited AGAR and completion notice on the council's website (and other publ...
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The Randolph Social Welfare Centre (charity no. 520785) is a separate charity responsible for the Welfare Recreation Ground. The Parish Council is itself the sole trustee of the charity. The Trustee Board is pleased to announce that a British Heart Foundation (BHF) funded community defibrillator will be installed at the sports pavilion within the Welfare Ground (Stones End) in the coming weeks.
Why should we get a defibrillator?
If someone has a cardiac arrest, a defibrillator ...
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