Cotherstone Parish Council

Welcome



The Parish Council serves the villages and surroundings of the village of Cotherstone, in beautiful Teesdale, in south west County Durham.



There are just over 500 electors in the Parish Council area.

We hope you find what you're looking for on this website — whether that's information about the parish councillors, what the Council does, how the Council spends the money it raises, what projects the Council is working on etc.

You'll find details of all Parish Council meeting, which are open to the public, and can see the agenda for forthcoming meetings and the minutes of previous meetings.

If there's something you'd like to know about the Council and can't find it here, then do please ask! Telephone and email contact details for the Council appear at the bottom of the menu on every page of the website.

Project Pipeline: County Durham and Tees Valley

At the September 2023 meeting of the Parish Council, Karen Alexander, Community Business Partner for Farrans, presented an overview of the two-phased project to install a new pipeline, including sinking two shafts and tunnelling under the River Tees, access roads, vegetation clearing, fences and drystone wall work, use of a boring machine (and a competition to name it) and road closures/traffic management. The Powerpoint slides used for the presentation can be viewed and downloaded by selecting the button.

If you need to contact the Project Pipeline team, or have any questions, use either telephone 0345 717 1100 or email teespipeline@farrans.com.

To receive regular updates and traffic information, register with Northumbrian Water's Community Portal.

PLEASE be responsible ...

If you walk your dog around Cotherstone, please show respect to other people — pick up the poo!

Could you become a councillor?

Do you have a bit of time to spare?

Do you care about your local community?

Do you get on well with people and are willing to speak at a meeting?

There are currently two vacancies on Cotherstone Parish Council.

If you're interested in finding out more about what being a councillor involves, then please ask one of the existing councillors, or contact the Clerk to set the ball rolling ...

Statement about bullying, harassment or intimidation

We treat everyone with courtesy and respect and ask for the same in return. We ask that you treat your councillors and council staff courteously without violence, abuse or harassment. 

Councillors and council staff have the right to carry out their civic duties and work without fear of being attacked or abused. Any behaviour whether that be verbal, physical or in writing, which causes either councillors or council staff to feel uncomfortable, embarrassed, or threatened, is totally unacceptable.

The zero tolerance policy includes abuse, aggression or threats made in person, over the telephone or in written communication, including on social media. The council considers threatening behaviour to be: 

• Attempted or actual aggressive, or physical actions made towards any councillor or member of staff.
• The use of aggressive, or abusive language, (including raising of the voice, swearing, shouting or in writing) which threatens or intimidates councillors or council staff.
  

Cotherstone Parish Neighbourhood Plan

A referendum was held on Thursday 7 July 2022. The result is shown on the Neighbourhood Plan page of this website.