BTS Facades and Fabrications managing director Phil Atkinson on how consulting with their employees is reaping rewards… For the past two years we’ve been experimenting with the ‘Stakeholder Model’, which ultimately means nurturing and guiding our team closely to help achieve our overall business goals. We have adapted our company’s...

Visitors to the UK’s largest light festival are being urged to plan their journeys in advance. Lumiere is set to illuminate Durham City and Bishop Auckland from Thursday, November 16, to Sunday, November 19, with tens of thousands of people expected to attend the spectacular four-day event. The festival, commissioned by Durham County...

Tony Cullen, property fund manager at FW Capital, explains how commercial property developers can access finance for speculative and non-speculative sites in the North-East… Funding is the lifeblood of any development and the decrease in financial support from mainstream lenders is continuing to cause problems for commercial property...

By Paul Blythe A round-up of football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section. The rain once again played havoc with the fixtures, below are the games that survived the weather. Under 7’s – Travelled to Hurworth for a reversed home fixture. Aycliffe played some good football, and all the players gave 100 percent effort. It was a game full...

Durham’s unique and diverse experiences, world-class attractions and eclectic accommodation are the inspiration behind a new campaign aimed at boosting the county’s visitor economy. Do Durham Differently is the latest national destination marketing campaign from Visit County Durham and encourages visitors to take a fresh look at what is on...

By Steven Dawson It has been a busy time for Aycliffe Running Club with some special races over the last two weeks. A special mention in the first race which saw one member take on what is described as the “coolest half marathon in the world” on Sunday, October 29, through the Polar Circle Half Marathon in Greenland. Named as one where...

Aycliffe Business catches up for a chat with HR2Day founder Nicky Jolley… AB: Tell us about HR2day NJ: Based at Yarm industrial estate, Darlington, we are an outsourced HR provider for SMEs who employ between 10 and 250 people in Teesside and across the UK. We are very lucky to work with great clients from a range of sectors including...

Proposals to adopt additional council tax raising flexibilities and apply additional charges on long term empty and second homes in County Durham are set to be discussed. Durham County Council’s cabinet is being recommended to approve proposals which include additional charges on properties that have been empty for over 12 months, and those...

Durham County Council has bid for government funding to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. Next week, the council’s cabinet will hear details of a bid submitted to Homes England and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities as part of the government’s Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP). Announced...

By Paul Fraser The new manager of Optimum Skills’ Newton Aycliffe hub credits her own journey is proof of just what the North-East training and apprenticeship provider can do to help you. Charley Haigh joined Optimum Skills in 2020 after serving as a Level 2 and 3 recruitment apprentice with a recruitment agency after leaving Queen...