Services

Accountancy Accountancy and Payments information
Animal welfare Dog registration, pet care, dogs need a home and other animal related services.
Arts Arts information
Asset and property management Property for sale, allotments and other land and property resources
Audit Internal Audit
Benefits Housing and council tax benefit information
Building control Introduction to Building Control Services
Business Directory (external link) The Directory contains information and contact details for businesses in the District of Easington.
Business rates Non-domestic rates / business rates
Coast and countryside rangers Coast and countryside conservation work, environmental education, events and activities.
Committees, panels, forums and boards All about your council's political structure.
Community enterprise A Social Enterprise is a business with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community.
Community funding Funding is available from a variety of grants makers that include the Lottery Distributors, Charitable Trusts, The Durham County Foundation and more specific to the District of Easington the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
Community information Local information on Community Centres, Regeneration Partnerships, Looking for work in the District and the What's on Guide
Community safety Community Safety issues throughout the district
Concessionary bus fares Information regarding the issue of older and disabled persons travel passes
Consultation Easington District Council is an open, accessible council that listens to its citizens.
Council Best value, CPA and more corporate District of Easington solutions
Council tax Billing, recovery and enforcement of Council Tax
Councillors Information about local councillors including details of who they are, what they do and how you can contact them.
Countryside Information regarding the countryside and its conservation
Customer services Your first point of contact to address an enquiry or formal complaint
Democracy Improving local democracy and services to our customers
East Durham Business Service (external link) We offer business support and advice to those wanting to start a business, seek marketing advice or develop their existing business in the District of Easington and work closely with you in order to achieve your business aims.
East Durham Homes (external link) East Durham Homes Ltd is a private, not for profit organisation managing homes owned by the District of Easington Council.
Economic intelligence Economic regeneration, through increasing employment, encouraging business growth and investment, as well as tackling economic disadvantage generally is an important activity for this Council and its partners.
Energy conservation Grants and tips currently promoted by the Warm Homes Campaign
Engineering Skip hire, street naming, footpath maintenance, land reclamation, demolitions and other engineering services.
Environment The Environmental Services Unit is part of the Community Services Directorate.
Environmental Health Information on environmental health services relating to food safety, health and safety at work, infectious disease control, contaminated land, and air pollution control.
Environmental issues Information on street wardens, anti-social behaviour, graffiti, flytipping an more environmental services.
European funding Information about European funding and the district's ability to attracted these funds.
Governance Risk and Legal Services Governance Risk and Legal Services
Housing Services Information on private sector housing renewal, homelessness and housing advice, warden services, energy efficiency, housing service support, housing related policies and strategies and updates of regeneration areas.
Jobs Information about learning and employment
Licensing Information on many different types of licenses and permits, from taxis to dangerous wild animals.
Liveability Liveability is the name given to a fund created by the government for improving and creating open spaces to enable people to feel proud of where they live.
Local Government Review Pathfinder to UNITARY - Durham Districts' response to the Local Government White Paper
Local enterprise growth initiative The 'Local Enterprise Growth Initiative' helps boost new businesses in disadvantaged communities. Find out more here.
Local strategic partnerships East Durham Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) was formed to promote and improve the economic, social and well-being of the area.
Minutes, agendas and reports All minutes, agendas and reports from Committee meetings are published here.
Neighbourhood management pathfinder Neighbourhood Management is a promising approach to delivering renewal at the neighbourhood level.
Neighbourhood renewal
Planning Planning service information including online planning applications
Press and PR
Procurement District of Easington procurement information
Refuse collection Information about our household, garden, clinical and commercial refuse collection services including recycling.
Regeneration and partnerships Improving the appearance, economic activity and social regeneration in the District of Easington
Regeneration projects Information on projects that are transforming our district.
Single regeneration budget Find out how the Single Regeneration Budget is supporting a range of regeneration projects in our district.
Social Inclusion Helping to ensure that everyone feels able to contribute and be involved in their community.
Sport Healthy lifestyles, coaching, training and grant funding bids are just some of the sports related services fund in this section.
Street cleansing About the services we provide to help keep our streets clean and tidy.
Tenders Tenders
Tourism Cultural information about the district for visitors and residents.
Town twinning Information on town twinning in the Easington district.
Youth strategy The aim of this Youth Strategy is to provide a framework to support young people in a coordinated partnership approach that accounts for their needs, perceptions and desires.
eGovernment eGovernment is about changing the way we deliver our services to meet the needs of the citizen and using technology to enable us to achieve this.