Sunday, 2 November 2025

Community Activities Update for October 2025

Over the course of the past month I’ve raised over 62 queries with the authorities on behalf of residents and businesses across the Blackhalls & Hesledens ward. I've also been in direct contact with more than 50 individual residents. Almost all of these queries are personal and/or confidential so for obvious reasons details cannot be disclosed to the public.

In addition, I’ve dealt with a number of general queries raised with me by members of the public. These include issues raised at my twice-monthly ward surgeries, during street walkabouts, at PACT meetings and through other methods, including direct contact with me via telephone, email and my social media platforms.

The main issues covered over the past few weeks include residents' concerns about HMO rumours in Blackhall, a mixed response to parking restrictions at the Scheme Houses and the potential use of private land behind the Esso service station on the Coast Road. There are also details of this year's Remembrance Sunday commemoration service.

I’ve selected just a few of the articles about these issues for re-posting, just in case you missed them first time around.

Please follow the individual links below for full details, and as ever if you have any comments or queries regarding any local issues please get in touch with me direct and I'll see what I can do to help: rob.crute@durham.gov.uk


Unfounded rumours of an HMO in Blackhall (link includes background details from a post in November 2024)False rumours of an HMO at Thornton Terrace:

Additional background information on my campaign to regulate HMOs can be found in a post from July 2024Regulating HMOs in our communities



Council urged to step up efforts to tackle private-sector housing issuesCalls for the council to step up its approach to dealing with private-sector housing issues:



Parking restrictions at the Scheme HousesMixed feelings over new parking restrictions at the Scheme Houses:



Arrangements for Remembrance Sunday 20252025 Service of Remembrance in Blackhall Colliery:



Clarity on planning permission for land behind the Esso service stationPrivate land behind the Esso service station:




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