Measures to enforce responsible dog ownership in public spaces will be set in place for another three years, following overwhelming support during a public consultation.

Dog fouling in the churchyard, village green and even on footpaths continues to be a significant pro...

Here are the most recent minutes from the CLC meeting (04/06/2020)

Community Liaison Committee Minutes 4th June 2020

You can send a message to the Chair of the Partnership via our Facebook page. 

https://www.facebook.com/westraintonleamside/

Here are the most recent minutes from the CLC meeting (5/12/19) and a project update from the same date.

Project Update 5th December 2019

Community Liaison Committee Minutes 5th December 2019

You can send a message to the Chair of the Partnership via our Facebook page. 

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In the 2018 Beautiful Durham awards our village again did rather well!

Special mention to Chris and Annabel Burns who won 'Best New Entry' and  a merit award for 'Best House Garden' for their home as well as a merit for the Churchyard Project of which Annabel has been t...

The Chair of The Partnership, Arthur Dornan, attends the liaison committee meetings with Hargreaves as our representative. Here is his latest report. You can download a .pdf copy here. You can also contact Arthur on wrlvpchair@gmail.com.

Field House Liaison Committee Re...

The council planning committee has recommended the application be approved.

You can follow the entire process on the Durham planning portal here:

https://publicaccess.durham.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=OX1TX2GDHP100

You can...

The Parish Council has 4 vacancies (as of June 23rd.) We need as many Councillors as possible from across the community to represent all views, of course. If you have ever wondered why things are the way that they are, how decisions are made, why things take 'so long'...

Do you have any idea where your teenager is on a Saturday afternoon?

Climbing the roof of the Church perhaps? Dislodging tiles and causing £1,000s of damage that the small congregation are going to have to find the money to repair?

Vandalising the flower tubs along the...