A scheme by Durham City Homes to install driveways along Brackenfield Road is set to start in the next few weeks. This should help to reduce parking problems on the street.

We helped to secure this in talks with the housing provider over the last 2 years following our successful work to get similar schemes in Pity Me at Hudspeth Crescent and The Avenue, and at Lilac Avenue in  Framwellgate Moor.

We will continue to work with DCH to get further improvements across our area, which has also included the new houses set to be built on Folly Terrace in Pity Me, thanks to many years of pressure form ourselves. It took the transfer of ownership of the housing group out of Council hands to get any action. Labour-run Durham County Council had repeatedly rejected our calls for regeneration of the area.