April 16th, 202102364
The two sitting Conservative MPs for Aycliffe North – including MP Paul Howell – are stepping down from their roles this year.
Howell and Scott Durham, who were both also Conservative councillors for Darlington, are not running in the forthcoming Durham County Council elections.
Tony Stubbs and David Sutton-Lloyd are picking...
April 16th, 202102270
The battle grounds have been drawn for the forthcoming Durham County Council elections.
Aycliffe Labour bid to defend their five seats of the seven positions available in the May 6 poll, with 27 candidates registered to fight for your votes.
Tories step down as Lib Dems bid to take on Labour in Aycliffe North
The full list of...
April 16th, 202101470
Pioneering research into how persistent pain can be managed through virtual reality technology is being extended to find solutions for people trying to overcome the symptoms of long Covid.
Since 2017, Teesside University has been one of the partners in the £2m (2.4 million Euros) VR4Rehab project, along with universities, hospitals...
April 15th, 202101473
Civic leaders in County Durham will join the nation in remembering His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh this weekend.
Cllr Katie Corrigan, the Chairman of Durham County Council, will lead a one-minute silence at County Hall, Durham, on Saturday afternoon.
The event will be broadcast live via the council’s Facebook page...
April 15th, 202101639
Tekmar Energy has secured a new cable protection system (CPS) supply contract for an offshore wind farm project located off the Shandong Peninsula in North East China.
The award follows two recently-announced CPS contracts for offshore wind farm projects located in the coastal province of Guangdong in South East China.
Under the...
April 14th, 202102257
Motorists are being reminded that they can now take advantage of free afternoon parking at many car parks around County Durham.
Durham County Council has introduced free parking after 2pm in its on and off-street car parks.
The change, which comes into force today (Thursday, 1 April), was agreed last month and will be reviewed...
April 14th, 202101891
By Paul Dalton
As the latest set of lockdown restrictions start to ease, we have seen a return of organised sporting activity, and several members have taken the opportunity to test their fitness at a number of races.
On Saturday, April 3, John Surtees travelled down to Bingley to take on a half marathon organised by the running...
April 14th, 202101616
The huge shift between globalisation and technology has already begun and roles that did not exist five-to 10 years ago are already in great demand while changes to existing roles are starting to emerge.
Teesside University’s Digital Skills for Growth project has developed a range of FREE online activities to help individuals...
April 13th, 202101274
Durham County Council has been selected to bid for a £3m government fund which supports people and communities.
In its budget, the government announced a new UK Community Renewal Fund, which aims to help areas prepare for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in 2022 by piloting new programmes for people and communities.
Durham County...
April 13th, 202101941
Students at Greenfield Community College were inspired by Science recently as they experimented as part of British Science Week.
Staff and students showed amazing innovation as they took part in home ‘experiments’ for STEAM Scientist of the week (Science, Technology Engineering, Arts and Mathematics).
Each day an experiment...
