February 26th, 20210411
Emergency 999 call dispatcher Angela Walton leapt into action last week when she apprehended a shoplifter in Newton Aycliffe.
Angela had just escorted her 81-year-old mum to the opticians when the pair decided to nip into one of her favourite shops.
“It was the first time mam had been out in nearly a year because of Covid so she...
February 25th, 20210159
Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Energy has clinched a new cable protection system (CPS) supply contracts for two offshore wind farm projects located in the coastal province of Guangdong in South-East China.
Under the contracts, Tekmar Energy will supply its patented TekLink mechanical latch CPS technology to protect subsea cables as...
February 24th, 20210167
A council budget that includes investing £112m in frontline services and the most ambitious regeneration plans in a generation has been approved.
Durham County Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan sets out spending plans and priorities from 2021/22 to 2024/25 and reflects the additional demands of the coronavirus pandemic.
At a...
February 24th, 20210187
Public, private and voluntary sector professionals in County Durham and the Tees Valley are invited to sign up to free digital skills training – both technical and creative – following some quick thinking by Teesside University as part of its comprehensive response to Covid-19.
The Digital Skills for Growth programme is providing...
February 23rd, 20210115
Greenfield Arts are due to welcome back artist Bill Hindmarsh to the Greenfield Gallery.
Bill’s exhibition, People and Places, has a new place in Greenfield’s programme and is an exhibition that showcases his ‘eclectic mix of subject and media’, including previously unseen and current work.
Bill is a renowned artist who...
February 23rd, 20210228
Applications are invited for a role which helps to ensure high standards of conduct in local government.
Durham County Council is looking to appoint two people to the role of Independent Person to assist the authority, as well as town and parish councils across the county, in maintaining high ethical standards.
Those appointed...
February 22nd, 20210221
Thirty-six businesses from across County Durham are the first recipients of the Durham Business Recovery Grant scheme to help them implement recovery plans to overcome the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The new £5m grant funded by Durham County Council, which was launched on January 14, is aimed at those businesses affected by...
February 19th, 20210345
Major employers representing thousands of Newton Aycliffe workers have backed calls to locate the Treasury’s new northern economic campus in Teesside.
Figureheads from some of the area’s biggest employers have signed a joint letter to Rishi Sunak, urging him to bring the jobs to the Tees region.
The chancellor has proposed...
February 19th, 20210492
Durham County Council has spent nearly £1m on traffic management at its recycling centres over the three lockdowns.
The local authority spent £900,000 on blocking the entrance to 12 waste disposal sites across the county.
But it insists the cash won’t come from local coffers – but will eventually be claimed back from central...
February 18th, 20210436
A number of organisations are coming together this year to celebrate International Women’s Day with a series of online events designed to inspire and enthuse young women about their career prospects and future ambitions.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, International Women’s Day celebrations will have to take place online this year....
