BBC News – Durham Business School role for Ushaw College
A Roman Catholic college in County Durham is to have a new role as a business school.
As home to St Cuthbert’s Seminary, Ushaw College trained entrants for the priesthood for more than 200 years.
Its closure in June 2011 led to fears about the future of the historic building, just outside Durham City.
Durham Business School will be based there temporarily during the multi million-pound development of its site on Mill Hill Lane.
The £16.6m rebuilding and expansion work is expected to take about two years.
Ushaw College can trace its roots back to Douai College, which was founded in 1568 in the Spanish Netherlands, now northern France.
Nicolas Boyes Stone Conservation – Interior of St Michaels Ushaw College
Nicolas Boyes Stone Conservation have been engaged by Ushaw College to commence conservation treatments to the decorative interior of St Michael’s Chapel.
Nicolas Boyes Stone Conservation
Minister Hugh Robertson visits Deerness Gymnastics Academy at Ushaw Moor
OLYMPICS Minister Hugh Robertson has urged North- Easterners to make the most of this year’s Games, claiming the region’s sporting budget could have been slashed even more dramatically had London not been hosting the event.
Mr Robertson was in the North-East yesterday to mark the start of the 200-day countdown to the Olympic opening ceremony, and visited Durham County Cricket Club, a potential pre-Games training venue, and Deerness Leisure Centre, where he watched a demonstration of gymnastics.
“I also hope it will bring a huge dividend for the North-East afterwards in terms of tourism. When the torch comes to this part of the world, there’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase everything the North-East has to offer and use that to drive tourism going forward.”
Hugh Robertson
Ironically, Deerness Leisure Centre was on the brink of closure last autumn as a result of Durham County Council cuts, only to be saved when Deerness Valley Gymnastics Club raised the funds to take over
via Olympics Minister urges North-East to ‘get involved’ From Durham Times.
Arriva Buses – Fares Increase for Ushaw Moor – Well not for ALL
Arriva North East have recently increased their FARES but some passengers have had some confusion.
Here is the LATEST from the Arriva Bod:
- Ushaw Moor Valley View to Durham (£2.20 single/£3.90 return)
- Ushaw Moor (Centre of the Village known as ALL STOPS)
to Durham (£2.60 single/£4.60 return) - Esh Winning to Durham (£3.40 single/£6 return)
NO FARE INCREASE for Ushaw Moor Valley View 🙂
Information on NEW ticket for Esh Winning coming soon from Arriva unsure what this is exactly, info in a week or so.
Arriva North East FB Page http://is.gd/T0lWev
Durham Zones
Day Saver | Weekly Saver | 4-Weekly Saver | 4-Weekly Saver m-ticket or online price | Annual Saver | |
Durham City Zone | £3.40 | £12.50 | £50.00 | £45.00 | £450 |
Brandon + Durham City Zone | £4.00 | £14.00 | £52.00 | £46.80 | £480 |
Durham District Zone | £6.00 | £16.00 | £63.00 | £56.70 | £550 |
Durham City tickets are valid in the Durham City area including Framwellgate Moor, Pity Me, Arnison Centre, Brasside, Belmont, Sherburn Village, High Shincliffe, Cock O’The North, Broompark and Bearpark.
Brandon tickets are valid in the Durham City area (as above) and also in the Brandon area including Dere Park, Sawmills and Brandon.
Durham District tickets are valid within Chester le Street, Brasside, Belmont, High Pittington, Sherburn Hill, Sherburn Village, Sherburn House Hospital, Kelloe, Coxhoe, Croxdale, Dere Park, Scripton Gill, New Brancepeth, Ushaw Moor and Bearpark.
Download a map of the Durham network
43 – Durham – Ushaw Moor Estate – Esh Winning
48,48A – Durham – Ushaw Moor – New Brancepeth /Sawmills Estate
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47A from Ushaw Moor to New Brancepeth, Langley Moor, Meadowfield – http://www.scarletbandbuses.co.uk/
Timetable http://is.gd/ctupHp
Durham Business School to sign lease agreement for temporary move to Ushaw College – Durham University
Durham University and the Trustees of Ushaw College have announced that Durham Business School (DBS) is to temporarily relocate to Ushaw College while a state-of-the-art rebuilding and extension of the School’s current home takes place.
This move represents an important step in the new relationship between the University and the Ushaw Trustees who are now working in full partnership to secure a long-term education-based vision for Ushaw College.
A licence agreement was signed by the Trustees and the University in November to allow enabling works to be carried out in preparation for the arrival of DBS at Ushaw in April. This is being followed by a lease agreement.
Work will then begin on the £16.6million rebuilding and extension of the DBS’s current Mill Hill Lane home in Durham. Ushaw is set to be home to the Business School until these works, which are expected to take two years, are completed.
The majority of Business School staff and students will be moving to Ushaw, with other staff and students relocating to existing University premises in Durham City.
Community Centre Gym – Opening Soon
The gym at the Community Centre Bearpark will be opening soon.
Only £10 a year membership and £1.50 per session.
Esh Winning cashpoint raiders foiled by resident – Chronicle News – News – ChronicleLive
THIEVES targeting a village cashpoint fled empty handed when they were rumbled by a local resident.
The crooks made their move on the Lloyds TSB cash machine in Esh Winning, County Durham, at around 2am yesterday.
They used a forklift normally used on building sites, to ram the machine and rip it out the wall.But they made such a noise that they woke a nearby resident, who spotted what was going on and immediately rang the police.
Realising they had been seen, the criminals fled the scene on foot.Within minutes, police arrived in cars and vans and a helicopter was launched to try and find the offenders.One resident, who did not want to be named, said police cordoned off the area to investigate.
via Esh Winning cashpoint raiders foiled by resident – Chronicle News – News – ChronicleLive.
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,200 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people.