February 14th, 201801812Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Energy has been named company of the year at Subsea UK's annual awards.
Tekmar, which has two bases on Aycliffe Business Park, is a market leader in the design, manufacture and supply of subsea cable, umbilical and flexible protection systems for the renewable energy and oil & gas industry.
The...
February 13th, 201821510Durham County Council has clinched a prestigious national âgreenâ award for the second year in a row â thanks to Operation Spruce Up.
The council has taken home the title of âcampaign of the yearâ at environmental charity Keep Britain Tidyâs Network Awards 2018 for Spruce Up, its programme to âclean up and âgreen upâ...
February 13th, 201802091Family-run steel firm Finley Structures is hoping to benefit from what it says is a construction boom in the education sector.
The Newton Aycliffe-based fabrication specialists have won two more education contracts which come off the back of several projects in the sector over the last year.
Finley Structures have previously helped...
February 13th, 201801596The Aycliffe Juniors season continued with another round of league and cup fixtures for the teams.
There were a couple of games postponed leaving both the Under 11âs and TJFA Under 12âs without a match.
The Under 7âs hosted Darlington Spraire Lads winning the league game 5-3 and the development game 4-2. In the league game a...
February 12th, 201871531Durham Constabulary is joining with other police forces around the country in support of the message #StopKnifeCrime.
Operation Sceptre is a national week of action (February 12-16) against knife crime and aims to highlight the risks that carrying a bladed weapon can bring, as well as targeting offenders who use and carry...
February 12th, 201802078A landscaping and grounds maintenance firm is pulling up trees after smashing its sales forecast five months early.
Scott Ellwood sowed the seeds for his new landscaping venture more than a decade ago â now heâs reaping the rewards after seeing his fledgling firm flourish into a blossoming business.
After starting out as a sole...
February 11th, 201811696Woodham Academy students took a trip to space and back â without leaving their school.
The students experienced the 400km descent of Tim Peakeâs Soyuz space capsule using the latest virtual reality technology.
In June 2016, the UK astronaut returned to Earth in the capsule following six months on board the International Space...
February 9th, 2018196968Dog owners are being given advice on spotting the symptoms of Alabama Rot.
In the past few years, a small number of dogs have died unexpectedly around the country. Test results and symptoms in the affected animals have been similar to those reported in dogs with Alabama Rot.
More recently, there have been 10 further cases around...
February 9th, 201811977Newton Aycliffe-based tech firm Viper RF will share a pot of ÂŁ30,000 Space Agency cash as part of a scale-up programme.
Five North East entrepreneurs have won spots on a space incubation programme designed to help their businesses access the Ukâs growing space sector.
Newton Aycliffeâs Viper, which relocated design centre...
February 9th, 201811973Families looking for fun this half-term should visit their nearest swimming pool to try out the latest activities on offer.
Leisure centres across the county will be running special holiday timetables from Monday February 12 to Sunday February 18.
Activities on offer include Splashtots, a fun, pay as you go session for adults and...
