January 18th, 20230868Durham County Council is doing its bit to reduce plastic pollution whilst making the county’s roads smoother and safer, for longer.
In the course of last year’s resurfacing programme, the local authority covered more than 126,000 square metres of road with a sustainable asphalt solution.
The solution, which is mixed with...
January 17th, 20230800Stories of a family’s life in occupied Poland and the County Durham men involved in the liberation of Belsen concentration camp will be told during two free events.
The events, organised by Durham County Council to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, will feature talks from Durham University professor, Marek Szablewski, and military...
January 17th, 202301188Martin Walker looks back on eight decades of Aycliffe Business Park…
Aycliffe Business Park emanates from World War II – with its original buildings, ammunitions factories, built in 1941.
The 867-acre group of buildings was named Royal Ordnance Factory 59 – one of several around the country – which were designed to...
January 16th, 20230773Last orders have been called on a longstanding pub after a date was set to begin demolishing it for a new train station.
The former Hogan’s pub, on Victoria Road in Darlington, will be knocked down by teams from Thompsons of Prudhoe from January 30, with work to last until March 24.
The landmark, previously know at the Park...
January 16th, 202301292Newcastle Benfield 2, Newton Aycliffe 4
By Bob Wood
Newton Aycliffe produced another fantastic display on Saturday to go level on points with Bishop Auckland at the top of the Ebac Northern League.
Aycliffe's four goals at Newcastle Benfield gave them their sixth straight win while Bishop slipped up at Pickering Town.
In a...
January 16th, 20230824Councillors in County Durham are to be asked to endorse proposals for a North-East devolution deal which would bring £4.2 billion of investment to the region over the next 30 years.
Members of Durham County Council’s Cabinet will next week hear that with councils in County Durham, Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, Northumberland...
January 13th, 20230778Business leaders have praised a local publication which recently celebrated 10 years of promoting local firms.
Aycliffe Business marked its 10th anniversary at the end of 2022, with a special business breakfast event attended by 80 guests at Redworth Hall in December.
The event included a Q&A panel with 3M Aycliffe plant manager...
January 12th, 20230683County Durham residents are being urged to make sure they are ready to vote in future elections, ahead of a new requirement to show photo ID at polling stations.
Although there are currently no scheduled elections taking place across the county this year, Durham County Council is reminding residents to check they have an accepted...
January 12th, 20230661Parents in County Durham are being reminded they are running out of time to apply for a primary school place for their child.
The deadline for applications for the next academic year, which starts in September, is Sunday, January 15.
For a child to be eligible to start school in September 2023, the child’s birthday must fall...
January 12th, 20230680More bus services and cheaper fares are on the way for the travelling public in County Durham, councillors will hear next week.
New priority infrastructure, improvements to bus stations and 250 replacement shelters are also planned, Durham County Council’s Cabinet will be told.
The schemes will all be delivered by the council as...
