Fund mlaunched to help communities fight crime in County Durham (From The Northern Echo) Fund mlaunched to help communities fight crime in County Durham (From The Northern Echo)

TEAM: PCC Ron Hogg the County Durham Community Foundation have created new fund

Projects in County Durham and Darlington could share in 150,000 from police and crime commissioner Ron Hogg and the County Durham Community Foundation’s community safety fund. Mr Hogg said: “This scheme was originally managed through my office, and I am delighted to confirm that the new fund will be administered by County Durham Community Foundation. “I have provided 100,000 of funding to the scheme, and I am pleased to announce this has been topped-up by a further 50,000 from County Durham Community Foundation, under the new grant administration arrangement.”

Barbara Gubbins, chief executive of the foundation, said: “This is an exciting new partnership which means that groups who have a particular