It has been announced that the Treasury’s new Northern Economic Campus will be moving to Darlington. This is part of Downing Street’s plan to relocate more than 22,000 civil servants out of London by 2030 as part of the Government’s continued levelling up agenda. The move will see 750 senior civil servants move to Darlington and...

Your brand’s purpose should illustrate why your organisation exists, what problems it aims to solve, and who it wants to be to each person it professionally interacts with. Successful businesses harness their purpose to create deeper connections with consumers and give back to the communities they work within. As an executive leadership...

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...

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 progress...

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 for their...

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 was...

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 they...

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 full...

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 ten,...

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 lives and...