Stories of a family’s life in occupied Poland and the County Durham men involved in the liberation of Belsen concentration camp will be told during two free events. The events, organised by Durham County Council to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, will feature talks from Durham University professor, Marek Szablewski, and military researcher,...

Martin Walker looks back on eight decades of Aycliffe Business Park… Aycliffe Business Park emanates from World War II – with its original buildings, ammunitions factories, built in 1941. The 867-acre group of buildings was named Royal Ordnance Factory 59 – one of several around the country – which were designed to manufacture bombs...

Last orders have been called on a longstanding pub after a date was set to begin demolishing it for a new train station. The former Hogan’s pub, on Victoria Road in Darlington, will be knocked down by teams from Thompsons of Prudhoe from January 30, with work to last until March 24. The landmark, previously know at the Park Hotel, was...

Newcastle Benfield 2, Newton Aycliffe 4 By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe produced another fantastic display on Saturday to go level on points with Bishop Auckland at the top of the Ebac Northern League. Aycliffe's four goals at Newcastle Benfield gave them their sixth straight win while Bishop slipped up at Pickering Town. In a game played...

Councillors in County Durham are to be asked to endorse proposals for a North-East devolution deal which would bring £4.2 billion of investment to the region over the next 30 years. Members of Durham County Council’s Cabinet will next week hear that with councils in County Durham, Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, Northumberland and North...

Business leaders have praised a local publication which recently celebrated 10 years of promoting local firms. Aycliffe Business marked its 10th anniversary at the end of 2022, with a special business breakfast event attended by 80 guests at Redworth Hall in December. The event included a Q&A panel with 3M Aycliffe plant manager Paul Hind,...

County Durham residents are being urged to make sure they are ready to vote in future elections, ahead of a new requirement to show photo ID at polling stations. Although there are currently no scheduled elections taking place across the county this year, Durham County Council is reminding residents to check they have an accepted form of ID in...

Parents in County Durham are being reminded they are running out of time to apply for a primary school place for their child. The deadline for applications for the next academic year, which starts in September, is Sunday, January 15. For a child to be eligible to start school in September 2023, the child’s birthday must fall between...

More bus services and cheaper fares are on the way for the travelling public in County Durham, councillors will hear next week. New priority infrastructure, improvements to bus stations and 250 replacement shelters are also planned, Durham County Council’s Cabinet will be told. The schemes will all be delivered by the council as part of a...

As Aycliffe Business marks its 10th year, Martin Walker and Dave Allan, directors of Resolution Media and Publishing, talk to Peter Barron about overcoming the challenges of the pandemic – and look ahead with confidence to 2023... As they sit together in the boardroom of their smart offices, a short walk from Middlesbrough’s iconic...