News and reports

The team at NECA Gambling Services have a number of job roles available: a Community Engagement & Development Worker role, 2 Gambling Practitioner roles and 2 Trainee Gambling Practitioner roles.

This year, the 700 Club celebrates its 30th anniversary. To celebrate this, they are holding an event on 14th July 2025, between 12pm and 2.30pm.

The Darlington Borough Council website is currently being updated so it won’t be possible to update the Workforce Development Training Directory for the next few weeks. It is still available to view online but any new courses & upcoming events will be advertised here.

Bespoke Employer Led Programmes (BELPs) are free, one-week upskilling courses for job seekers in Darlington, delivered by Learning & Skills Darlington.

Are you interested in exploring what autistic people need in Darlington?

We're delighted to invite you to our Annual General Meeting taking place on Wednesday 24th September.

The Wise Group want to tell you about their fully funded Home Energy Advice Relational Mentoring Service.

The team at GOLD (Growing Old Living in Darlington) have social get togethers taking place at the offices at Citizens Advice on Church Row in Darlington.

The wonderful team at GOLD are hosting their annual tea dance on Wednesday 16 July and you're invited!

Darlington Association on Disability (DAD) are holding a new Travel Training Course - design to help people living with disabilities navigate public transport etc, effectively.

We are proud to share with you the Healthwatch Darlington Annual Report 2024–2025, a testament to the exceptional work our small but mighty team has delivered over the past year!

This year’s report is called “Unlocking the Power of People-Driven Care”, and that’s exactly what we’ve done.

We are deeply saddened and disappointed by the government’s recent decision to close Healthwatch England and transfer the responsibilities of local Healthwatch (such as Healthwatch Darlington) to NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and local authorities.

We will not know the full implications of the government’s proposals until we see the details within the NHS 10 year plan, the Penny Dash Review into Patient Safety and ultimately the legislation has been agreed and published by parliament.