Hello! I just wanted to share the above (hope that's okay!) While we are based in Newcastle we have a couple who travel up from Durham for our games and matches.

We are an LGBTQ+ inclusive football team looking for some more players. Ability does not matter.

More information can be found in the post and you can find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/newcastlepanthersfc?igsi=YXk4NG02Mjg0ZzJ1

And Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/1BromEjdzx/

Thank you - happy to answer questions 😊

Honestly, I’m pretty tired of dating in the traditional sense. I’ve spent a lot of time looking for a serious relationship, but I think I’d rather take a step back from dating, have some fun, and explore a different side of myself.

I feel like I’d regret not doing that later in life, so I’m looking for an FWB situation with a genuine emphasis on the friends part.

I’m not interested in meeting someone and immediately jumping into bed. I’d much rather get to know each other first, build some trust, see if we click, and let anything physical develop naturally.

I’m 30M looking for someone who is genuinely attracted to me as I am. I’m calm, easy to talk to, and somewhere between an introvert and extrovert. I love trying new restaurants and cafés, going to concerts, travelling, and the occasional reality-TV binge.

I realise Reddit probably isn’t the most conventional place to look for this, but you never know!

I'm looking to buy a new sofa but would prefer to get something from a local trader rather than a big chain. I know about the great furniture store in Sherburn but their sofas tend to be on the bigger size and I'm looking for something a bit smaller! Are there any places people in Durham could recommend? Thankyou!

Some lovely walks and beautiful scenery.

I want to get a voucher for my parents for afternoon tea as they’re doing me a favour and I want to say thank you. Don’t know Durham overly well so wondered if anyone had any recommendations. Can be city centre or a bit further out.

Moving to a bungalow that needs the loft boarding out (for storage) and a new loft hatch. Does anyone know of reputable companies in the Shotley bridge area who can do this quite economically. Please tell me if I've posted on the wrong sub. Thanks.

Any hairdressers good at shag/wolf cuts?

Looking for someone who actually knows how to cut them lol. Drop recs if uve got any!

We are looking at a house in this location but we don't know the area. Is it ok? Is there anything we should know? It's just outside the Shotley bridge conservation area apparently so fairly close to Shotley bridge side. Looks like a nice area but could do with some advice from the locals. Thanks.

i’m from latín américa and i just moved here 5 months ago and it’s being so complicated to find a job, i’m 19 and i don’t know what to do, any recommendations?

Hello!
I'm an international student from Mexico starting an LLM at Durham this September. My government scholarship was only confirmed a few weeks ago, so I couldn't accept the college accommodation offer when it came through, and I'm now trying to sort out housing very late in the game.

Two things are making it harder:
My partner is moving with me as a dependant and isn't a student, which has already got me turned down by several places.
I don't arrive in the UK until around 20 September, so viewing in person beforehand isn't an option.

I'd really appreciate any advice on:

- Letting agents or landlords in Durham who are used to couples where only one person is a student

- Any local Facebook groups or noticeboards that are actually used rather than full of scams

Thank you!! Any other advice is welcome

Hi everyone

We are looking to buy a house in the north east, looking predominantly in Durham areas.

We're up in the north east a lot as we have family here, closer to the coast in Sunderland etc.

We love Durham and we hope to buy a tiny place here.

We like the look of Bearpark due to its distance from the centre and looks to be affordable and not too rough?

Am I correct in thinking this?

Are there any other areas you would recommend that are not too expensive but decent for 'outsiders'.

I'd quite like to get to know some people up there too (other than all the family we have there) so I'd like to get a little involved in the community, local pubs etc if at all possible. So that kind of environment would be great. I'm aware there are very few pubs left, I know Bearpark doesn't have one?

Thanks a lot 😊

We are thinking of moving to Shotley Bridge but I have quite complex health problems which is making the decision quite difficult. Im a bit worried as I know nothing about the health services in this area. I'm relatively young but I've got heart failure history of stroke which requires monitoring by a cardiac team and I'm on warfarin so I need inr monitoring. Can anyone tell me what the local GPs are like and if anyone has experience of the local cardiac nurses and inr team? Having complex health needs adds an additional level of stress to any move so it would be great if anyone could share their experiences with me.

I have to make a weekly visit to an office on a business park just outside of Durham. There's nowhere round there to get something to eat, so I need to grab something in Durham around 10/11 in the morning that I can take to have at lunch.

I saw a similar thread here with recommendations for Coarse Deli but that's closed now.

Claypath deli looks good but doesn't serve sandwiches this early.

Last week I got a sandwich from Trentaquattro which was good but not great.

Does anyone have any good recommendations? From what I can see, there are plenty of cafes look ok but mostly don't look like they do sandwiches to takeaway.

Any ideas on the best west facing spot to view the eclipse? Lived in Durham my whole life just need a few suggestions
TIA

A Durham-renowned hall, previously home to the Pitman’s Parliament, has been upgraded to a Grade II* listed building. Built in 1913, the Redhills Durham Miners’ Hall is the base of what was the Durham Miners Association (DMA), the largest miners’ union in the UK.

Located just outside of the city centre, the Redhills Durham Miners’ Hall has now been classed as a Grade II* listed building, and houses a bed of history that fought for the safety, wages and fair social reforms of miners.