A woman who started life as a police staff apprentice has seen her career take a phenomenal path culminating in a national award. Sheena Urwin, who heads up the Criminal Justice Department at Durham Constabulary, has been awarded Police Staff Member of the Year by the British Association for Women in Policing. Mrs Urwin has spent her whole...

When Covid-19 forced PCP employee Charlotte Bugg and her fiancé Sean Johnson to rearrange their wedding, the pair decided to make their ‘would-be-wedding month’ a one to remember by both running 100 kilometres for charity. Charlotte is support officer for the Pioneering Care Partnership’s Option’s Project, which helps adults with...

County Durham businesses struggling to deal with the impact of the coronavirus have just a few days left to apply for financial support. Applications for Durham County Council’s Local Discretionary Grants Fund must be submitted before close of play on Sunday, August 16, at the latest. The council widened the eligibility criteria for its...

A centre that provides a range of services to help survivors of domestic and sexual abuse cope with the long term impact of their experience has benefited from additional funding from the Office of Police, Crime & Victims’ Commissioner for Durham. The Just for Women Centre submitted an application for a share of the £400,000 of funding...

Leading health and wellbeing charity Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) has announced the launch of the Happiness Hubs Fund. A fund that provides one-off grants to local community providers in County Durham and Darlington to launch, or extend current projects which will provide non-crisis mental health support, by providing spaces that can be...

Transport for the North (TfN) has set out its initial plans for a Northern Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), a 30-year investment plan of infrastructure projects to underpin greener Northern growth. This £5 billion pipeline includes rail, road, active travel and smart ticketing proposals; some of which could be started over the next 6-18 months...

We’ve seen a lot of changes over the past few months, and one that stands out is the increase in motorists opting to buy a used car rather than fork out on an expensive newer model. With the Government continuing to discourage commuters to use public transport as a result of the Coronavirus, car repair and service comparison site...

Greenfield Arts were delighted to welcome the fabulous Baghdaddies this summer to their site, brightening up the day for an invited audience with their special brand of music as they performed their ‘doorstep’ offer. The outdoor opportunity brought together adults from our local community and some of our Cree group to reconnect together...

Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket... Saturday 8th August – NYSD Division 2 Norton 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was hot and sunny. Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bat first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 149 all out after 48.2 overs Adam Randall 37, Jack Slatcher 29 and George Slatcher 15 Norton 1st XI 150 for...

Uninsured drivers and those who speed will be targeted as Durham Constabulary launches its new Road Safety Bureau this month. As covid-19 lockdown restrictions ease, officers have seen an increase in the levels of traffic on the roads and have been listening to residents who say speeding is a concern in their communities. The new bureau will...