Chinese New Year will be marked in schools across County Durham with a series of online events next month. Durham County Council today announced that a programme of virtual activities will take place in honour of the lunar New Year and the Year of the Ox, which is celebrated from Monday 8 to Friday February 12. Although public events cannot...

Representatives from three of Aycliffe Business Park’s biggest employers will join the local MP for a high-profile online panel discussion involving local businesses. Paul Howell, the Conservative MP for Sedgefield, will be joined by Ebac chairman John Elliott, Hitachi Rail Europe chief operating officer-manufacturing Ross Nagle, Gestamp...

Keyworkers caring for some of County Durham’s most vulnerable residents have begun to receive their Covid-19 vaccines at a new dedicated centre. This week, a vaccination centre opened at County Hall in Durham City to vaccinate frontline social care workers, including those employed by Durham County Council, the NHS and the independent...

Work is set to be carried out at a historic Durham City building to preserve its heritage for centuries to come. Durham Town Hall has been central to the city from as far back as the 14th century and is a popular site to learn about County Durham’s heritage. The building has attracted almost 16,000 visitors since Durham County Council...

Durham County Council has been sharing its knowledge on improving energy efficiency in businesses at an international conference. Since 2016, the local authority has contributed to the LOCARBO project, an interregional cooperation project which has been looking at ways to improve low-carbon economic policies. Led by the Municipality of...

Areas blighted by flytipping could receive hundreds of pounds in funding towards environmental projects thanks to a new scheme. The first sales of vehicles which were seized after they were found to have been used to illegally dump waste have now taken place as part of the Operation Stop It campaign. Durham County Council today announced...

In every issue of our Aycliffe Business magazine, we take a break and sit down with a different employee or business owner/leader to ask them 20 questions about a variety of subjects. In our latest edition, Julie Turnbull from The Work Place answers our 20 questions over a cuppa… 1: What do you do?A: I’m the assistant business...

The Government’s decision to slash northern transport funding by more than half will deprive the region of vital investment at a critical time, as well as undermining promises to close the North/South divide. This is the view of Cllr Carl Marshall, Durham County Council’s Cabinet member for economic regeneration and North East board member...

Almost 250 people were arrested during a Christmas campaign across Cleveland and Durham to target drink and drug drivers. The national Christmas drink and drug drive campaign took place from 1st December for around a month, to tackle those who get behind the wheel whilst under the influence. Drink and drug driving is one of the main four...

Why is branded workwear so important for your business? There are many benefits, but here are four main reasons…. Creates a professional appearance This reassures customers and tells them that your business is professional. Customer loyalty is likely to be improved as in many people’s minds, workwear equates to professionalism and...