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.

County Durham Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy 2015-2020

We are committed to reversing the harm caused by alcohol for individuals, families and communities, while also ensuring that people are still able to enjoy alcohol responsibly.

Download our Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy 2015 - 2020 (PDF, 1 MB). It coordinates the different activities carried out by partner organisations across County Durham concerned with alcohol-related issues.

This is a part of the County Durham Partnership: Safe Durham Partnership.

Contact County Durham drug and alcohol recovery services

Telephone 03000 266 666

Document downloads

Safe Durham Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy 2015-20 (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)

Offsite links

County Durham Partnership: Safe Durham Partnership