April 9th, 202001320More than 6,000 households in County Durham have had a combined £1.7m taken off their council tax as part of a local authority’s efforts to help residents through the Coronavirus pandemic.
Durham County Council is giving households in receipt of a partial council tax reduction a further cut of up to £300 from their council tax as...
April 9th, 202011632Newcastle-based commercial law firm, Mincoffs Solicitors, has achieved government certification to protect client data from misuse and cyber attacks, working alongside cyber security specialists, Lucid Technology Solutions.
The company now has the Cyber Essentials certificate which shows customers, potential customers and suppliers it...
April 8th, 202001165Rookie cops have been completing some of their training online during the coronavirus pandemic.
The latest 24-strong cohort have been completing their final sessions from home in recent weeks and using technology to keep in touch with trainers.
The group will finish on April 24 before hitting the streets in their designated areas...
April 8th, 202001509Senior officers say people spitting whilst claiming to have coronavirus is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
The warning comes after two more people in County Durham have been sentenced for spitting.
April Syrett, of no fixed abode, was arrested by police following an incident at Superdrug, in Chester-le-Street, on Monday,...
April 8th, 202001311Greystone Legal partner Paul Humble offers some useful furlough advice during the Covid-19 pandemic…
During these very challenging times for business, employers throughout the country have been required to utilise the government’s new “Furlough Leave” scheme to lay off staff in the hope that they can be re-engaged once the...
April 7th, 202001485Students from Greenfield Community College have been rehearsing for their Performing Arts annual production.
Due to unprecedented circumstances the show has been postponed, but will still take place at a later date.
This year ‘Grease’ is the word, the popular film and musical is sure to attract a keen audience from all...
April 7th, 202001136Children will soon be able to enjoy County Durham library service’s popular storytelling sessions in the comfort of their own homes.
The Durham County Council service entertains youngsters by laying on sessions in libraries at which authors and others recite popular stories and poems.
With the council’s libraries and some...
April 6th, 202001476Property business Dixons Industrial Holdings (DIH) has been able to make the difference at Aycliffe Business Park, thanks to the North East Business Support Fund.
Established in 2014, the business had identified a ‘next generation’ niche requirement in the fully-serviced SME office space market and required a branding strategy and...
April 3rd, 202011930The owner of a chain of Domino’s franchises – including the Newton Aycliffe outlet – has been praised after committing to deliver 300 free pizzas a day to health workers during the coronavirus crisis.
Mike Racz, owner of the Wynyard-based Racz Group, says his Domino’s stores across the region will supply pizzas to hospitals,...
April 3rd, 202091484Business Durham interim managing director Sarah Slaven provided the guest foreword for the 44th issue of the new-look Aycliffe Business magazine…
I am delighted to be asked to write this preface for the relaunch of Aycliffe Business.
While it may now have a slightly different name – and a distinctly different look – this...
