January 13th, 202101476
Students at Greenfield Community College returned to their online classrooms this term with the opportunity to take advantage of a range of learning resources and high quality teaching.
Although physical face-to-face learning is presently on hold teaching and support staff are on hand with a full timetable of lessons and support to...
January 13th, 202101092
Businesses in the region exploring manufacturing innovations are to get support from the UK European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
The newly-launched PROSPECT funding programme, based in County Durham, is aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the North-East across a wide range of sectors and will be run by...
January 12th, 202101114
The Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) in Newton Aycliffe has acknowledges a key member of the team after a remarkable 20 years’ service.
Becky Gustard, PCP’s longest-serving employee, is highly regarded by everyone she works with, staff, volunteers and clients.
Becky started her PCP journey as a part time...
January 12th, 202101229
Electric vehicle charging points will become more widespread across County Durham in a move to reduce carbon emissions and make it easier for residents to own electric cars.
As part of an ambitious plan to ensure residents without off-street parking can access an electric vehicle charge point within a five-minute walk from their...
January 11th, 202101136
School pupils in County Durham got creative to design posters aimed at reinforcing the important handwashing message as part of the fight against coronavirus.
Durham County Council’s competition for primary schools and early years settings across the county asked youngsters to come up with ideas for how best to raise awareness of...
January 11th, 202101200
People hoping to kick off 2021 by finding out more about what lurks in their family tree can do so through new online sessions with Durham County Record Office.
Following a series of successful online taster sessions last year, the Record Office is running an online family history course aimed at people who’ve thought about tracing...
January 11th, 202101518
Leading commercial law firm Greystone Legal have launched an innovative new HR platform that enables businesses to manage all their personnel information remotely.
Eric – which stands for Employment Resource and Information Centre – has been devised by Greystone partners Paul Humble and Ben Healey, in partnership with an...
January 8th, 202101253
Local charities in Durham helped Aldi donate around 10,600 meals to people in need over the Christmas period.
The supermarket paired up its stores with local charities, community groups and food banks to make the most of unsold fresh and chilled food after stores closed on Christmas Eve.
Around 210 tonnes of food were donated...
January 8th, 202101259
A holistic, sustainable and collaborative approach to transport investment is the key to enhancing the UK’s connectivity and unlocking opportunities for people and businesses, according to Transport for the North (TfN).
In its submission to the Union Connectivity Review – with Sir Peter Hendy at the helm – the Sub-national...
January 7th, 202106021
As temperatures drop, vehicle maintenance and winter servicing are both essential.
Car breakdown service RAC has said that nearly half of UK motorists surveyed have put off servicing their cars or carrying out essential maintenance during 2020.
Some 48 percent of drivers have spent less time looking after their vehicle as...
