Two North East manufacturers have joined forces to develop an innovative new product. Newton Aycliffe-based BTS Facades and Fabrications and Hartlepool-based The Expanded Metal Company have collaborated on a joint project which sees the launch of a new expanded mesh frame system for protecting exterior spaces, and the first of its kind in the...

Agencies involved in safeguarding adults and children in County Durham have come together as part of a national awareness raising campaign. Members of both the Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) and the Durham Safeguarding Children Partnership gathered at an event organised as part of National Safeguarding Adults Week 2019. Safeguarding is the...

The 42nd issue of Aycliffe Today Business – the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park – features Crafter’s Companion founder and new Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies in an exclusive interview. This issue also includes special features with BTS Facades and Fabrications, razorblue, Finley Structures, Stiller Warehousing and Distribution,...

Congratulations to Marissa and Kally Boon who each achieved success at the recent South West Durham Schools’ Cross Country Championships. The two sisters, who attend Woodham Academy, won their respective races in style finishing at least 100m clear of any other competitors, with Marissa winning the intermediate girls (Years 10 & 11)...

Businesses don’t typically start out expecting to encounter a dispute, but matters can arise between businesses and/or individuals that can be difficult to resolve. We spoke to Ged Flanagan, partner and head of department in the commercial disputes team at law firm the Endeavour Partnership about how to resolve a situation as early as...

By Donna Campbell This week the racing began as usual on Saturday with many members taking part in the local parkruns. There were no PBs to report this week, but on Saturday we had one member travel to Aintree for the Grand Masters X Country Champs. Because of results during the year, Alan Wilks had been chosen to represent England in...

Two women from Shildon and Chester-le-Street have been prosecuted for flytipping offences. Beverley Brearley, of Lampton Street, Shildon, and Sarah Smith, of Prospect Terrace, Chester-le-Street, have been successfully prosecuted by Durham County Council for two separate incidents of flytipping. In January four binbags full of rubbish, namely...

Sara Davies, founder and creative director of Crafter’s Companion, has been awarded with the Outstanding Contribution award at the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. The awards, which were held at Grosvenor House in London and are in its 18th year, celebrate the best of British business. Sara was one of 16 winners on the night, with...

Donkey rides will form part of the family entertainment during the Pioneering Care Partnership’s Chris Fair this weekend. PCP will welcome donkeys ‘Sox’ and ‘Bandit’ to its Cobblers Hall centre on Saturday (November 30 10am-1pm). Sox and Bandit will offer short donkey rides for children or the chance for a meet and greet for those...

A pioneering programme to turn offenders away from crime has been named the best in the world at a prestigious awards scheme. Checkpoint, set up by Durham Constabulary, has been named winner of the 2019 Goldstein Award for problem-solving in policing at a ceremony held in Santa Cruz, California. The innovative Checkpoint programme beat...