The minister for Levelling Up has said the North East "won't be forgotten" as two projects in County Durham are given a £120,000 boost.
Neil O’Brien was in County Durham on Thursday visiting the historic High House Chapel in Weardale and the neglected Dorset Place Community centre in Bishop Auckland which are both due to be transformed.
Both projects will benefit from more than £120,000 as part of the Government’s Community Ownership Fund. The funding will help support community takeovers of much-loved assets as part of the Government’s mission to level up across the country.
