November 22nd, 201901750Congratulations to Marissa and Kally Boon who each achieved success at the recent South West Durham Schools’ Cross Country Championships.
The two sisters, who attend Woodham Academy, won their respective races in style finishing at least 100m clear of any other competitors, with Marissa winning the intermediate girls (Years 10 &...
November 21st, 201901231Businesses don’t typically start out expecting to encounter a dispute, but matters can arise between businesses and/or individuals that can be difficult to resolve.
We spoke to Ged Flanagan, partner and head of department in the commercial disputes team at law firm the Endeavour Partnership about how to resolve a situation as early...
November 20th, 201901336By Donna Campbell
This week the racing began as usual on Saturday with many members taking part in the local parkruns.
There were no PBs to report this week, but on Saturday we had one member travel to Aintree for the Grand Masters X Country Champs.
Because of results during the year, Alan Wilks had been chosen to represent...
November 20th, 201903199Two women from Shildon and Chester-le-Street have been prosecuted for flytipping offences.
Beverley Brearley, of Lampton Street, Shildon, and Sarah Smith, of Prospect Terrace, Chester-le-Street, have been successfully prosecuted by Durham County Council for two separate incidents of flytipping.
In January four binbags full of...
November 20th, 201991405Sara Davies, founder and creative director of Crafter’s Companion, has been awarded with the Outstanding Contribution award at the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards.
The awards, which were held at Grosvenor House in London and are in its 18th year, celebrate the best of British business.
Sara was one of 16 winners on the...
November 19th, 201901342Donkey rides will form part of the family entertainment during the Pioneering Care Partnership’s Chris Fair this weekend.
PCP will welcome donkeys ‘Sox’ and ‘Bandit’ to its Cobblers Hall centre on Saturday (November 30 10am-1pm).
Sox and Bandit will offer short donkey rides for children or the chance for a meet and greet...
November 19th, 201901096A pioneering programme to turn offenders away from crime has been named the best in the world at a prestigious awards scheme.
Checkpoint, set up by Durham Constabulary, has been named winner of the 2019 Goldstein Award for problem-solving in policing at a ceremony held in Santa Cruz, California.
The innovative Checkpoint programme...
November 19th, 201901390By Matty Bright
As we move into the freezing conditions of the winter seasons the weather seems to be declining however for our Junior teams the passion and ability to play football remained at a top level with many games being played over the past weekend.
The Under 7 Whites played Thornley in awful conditions however this...
November 19th, 201901257CPI, a technology innovation centre which has a site on Aycliffe Business Park, won the Biotechnology award at the prestigious Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Awards 2019.
CPI won the 2019 award for the successful delivery of the collaborative BioStreamline project.
This Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain...
November 18th, 201901131Residents in County Durham are being reminded that they need to be registered to vote if they wish to have their say in the general election.
Poll cards are being delivered to homes across County Durham.
Anyone who is already registered and is eligible to vote next month will receive a poll card providing details of their allocated...