March 2nd, 20210929
Prospective candidates wishing to stand in County Durham elections as a county councillor, a parish or town councillor or for the role of Police and Crime Commissioner on Thursday, May 6, have until Thursday, April 8, to submit their nomination.
Anyone considering standing for election can request a nomination pack from Durham County...
March 1st, 202101012
It continues to be a strange and challenging time for businesses, so it gives us great pleasure to bring you the first Aycliffe Business of 2021, which is packed full of positive news and features from around Aycliffe Business Park and beyond.
There has never been a more uncertain time for business, with Brexit and now Covid stifling...
February 27th, 202103591
Organisers of an annual awards ceremony had to think on their feet to be able to celebrate environmental guardianship and community spirit during the coronavirus pandemic.
County Durham Environment Awards, now in its 31st year, usually gathers its green-minded finalists together for an official ceremony to award the winning entrants...
February 26th, 202101557
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, 202101175
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, 202101047
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, 202101050
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, 202101076
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, 202101088
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, 2021099
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...
