West Rainton 

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The Parish Council is the level of local government in Durham nearest to the people of West Rainton. The old parishes were formed at a time when there was little difference, to the local people, between the Church and the State. A parish like West Rainton usually formed around a village or other small community and used to be centred around the Parish Church. In the late 1800s Church and State separated but the same area is now represented as a local authority by the West Rainton Parish Council and the Church of England by the Parochial Church Council.

The Parish Councils have many powers and some duties. (Cf. The Good Councillors Guide).

An example of a power is the one that allows the purchase and operation of street lighting. One duty requires the council to open the meetings to the press and public, with few exceptions. They manage local amenities in West Rainton and have a watching brief on local issues and their opinion is noted by those higher authorities in matters concerning them such as local planning issues.

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Organisations in or about West Rainton

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Calling all Professional Entertainers based in West Rainton

We have completed (Jan 09) the build of a new section to promote professional British entertainers, of all types and popularity.

If you are a professional entertainer working in the UK then follow this for more information about what we are doing and if West Rainton is where you (or your group) are based and you would like to enter your details into our exciting new section about British Entertainers go here Professional Entertainers Application Form

Employment opportunities in West Rainton

To assist everyone during the current troubled times we are displaying here employment opportunities and job vacancies in the Parish of West Rainton and as in some of the smaller locations that may well return nothing we are also showing available vacancies in the surrounding area. If you're looking for a job see what is here Employment opportunities and job vacancies in or near to West Rainton, good luck!

Public Events in and around West Rainton

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Hotels, Apartments and B&B's in West Rainton

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