Find out about changes to our services and Christmas opening times on our Festive information page. To find out when your bin will be collected over the festive period, visit Changes to County Durham bin collections at Christmas.

Due to maintenance, the following systems will be unavailable from 11.45am on Tuesday 24 December until 8.00am on Thursday 2 January: our online Council Tax, business rates and housing benefit services, and our welfare assistance form. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

International opportunities for young people

We believe that all young people should have access to international opportunities at school, through youth organisations and in their personal life.

Below are a number of links which may be of interest to young people and those who work with them:

Europa - The European youth portal.
UK-German Connection - Funding for joint youth projects with Germany.
Eurodesk - A free information service on overseas work, study, travel and volunteering opportunities.

Contact International Relations

Email international@durham.gov.uk
Telephone 03000 268 501