Durham Constabulary trauma trained officers are among the first in the country to carry a life-saving drug which will temporarily overcome the effects of a drug overdose. More than 40 roads policing officers and other frontline officers, together with officers working in custody suites, have been trained in administering Naloxone – a drug...

Durham County Council’s commitment to tackling climate change will be strengthened by its senior Cabinet members this month with a pledge to address all its environmental impacts alongside its low carbon activities. The local authority has set out a statement of ambitions outlining how it will continue to work towards positive environmental...

A Newton Aycliffe logistics company is on a recruitment drive in response to an increase in demand after seeing its turnover grow in 2020. Stiller Warehousing and Distribution, based on Aycliffe Business Park, is creating 25 new positions which it aims to fill by the end of March. Positions include HGV drivers, fork lift drivers,...

Wide-ranging plans to invest more than £112m in frontline services and major development projects in County Durham will be considered next week. The investments are outlined in Durham County Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP), which sets out the authority’s spending plans and priorities for 2021-22 to 2024-25. Despite the...

Newton Aycliffe charity the Pioneering Care Partnership has achieved Gold accreditation by Investors In People. Their recent report praised PCP for its “trust, transparency and empowerment” and for it being a great place to work. Internationally over 50,000 organisations are accredited by Investors in People with only 17% of them...

Tekmar Energy has won a new contract from cable manufacturer Prysmian Group to supply its Generation 10 TekTube Cable Protection System (CPS) for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in the UK. The 450MW NnG project, jointly owned by EDF Renewables and ESB, is located in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. Once complete the project has...

Would you put yourself at risk by getting behind the wheel drunk? No? Then why would anyone consider using your mobile phone whilst driving is ok? The distraction caused by even looking at your phone whilst driving can cause similar risks to driving drunk and that’s including the hands free! It has been recognised for some time as a...

Aycliffe tech firm Excelpoint has appointed two new business development managers to further extend its growth. Throughout the global pandemic, Excelpoint’s team has continued to work from home, supporting customers to efficiently and effectively introduce remote working, enabling workforces worldwide to access central systems and...

A County Durham project which helps people with disabilities find employment has won multi-million-pound funding to establish its service. Durham County Council has been successful in its bid for £3.6m from the European Social Fund (ESF) to set up a new supported employment service for people with disabilities. The new service, called...

With the deadline for submitting freeport bids only six working days away, PD Ports has thanked over 100 customers and stakeholders for their support. Since Spring 2020, PD Ports and its independent expert advisers have been working tirelessly to support the Tees mayor Ben Houchen, who is leading the bid, as well as regional businesses and...