An award-winning business management graduate is celebrating 10 years in business, after taking her parents’ company to new heights. Laura Flood, 29, began working in the equine laundry her parents owned at the age of 18 and was key to diversifying the business, eventually setting up C&A Embroidery and Print. The company offers...

Solar panels and ground source heat pumps have been installed at The Story as part of a series of low carbon measures. In 2020, Durham County Council was awarded £1.5m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to install energy efficiency measures at The Story, which will bring the grade II listed Mount Oswald Manor House in Durham...

Durham County Council has been recognised for its social work at a national awards. The local authority claimed a gold and silver at the Social Worker of the Year Awards, which celebrate individual excellence and outstanding practice among social workers. The council won a gold award for Supportive Social Work Employer of the Year. This...

Entrepreneurs from County Durham are set to benefit from the hugely successful Durham City Incubator (DCI) accelerator programme. The latest six companies on the programme together make up one of its most diverse cohorts yet, covering sectors including TV production, e-commerce, and FinTech – as well as value-driven social enterprises and...

Newton Aycliffe 2, Redcar Athletic 1 By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe snatched three points in a dramatic finish at the SecuriCorp Stadium. The Newtonians led 1-0 as the clock hit 90 minutes but added time brought an equaliser, then a winner. The game at Moore Lane was one of only four Northern League games to take place on Saturday....

Gestamp might be a world leader in chassis design, but the real secret to its outstanding global achievements lie in its motto – ‘people the architects of our success’. Alastair Waugh, HR professional and wellbeing lead at the firm, doesn’t just want Gestamp to be “the large building on the side of the road”. Which is why the...

By Steven Dawson Two members took part in Hamsterley Remembrance Day 5 mile event last week. David Stothard finished in a time of 47:50 and Ian Stothard finished in a time of 1:09:05. On the same day, three runners took part in the Heaton Harriers Town Moor Memorial 10k. That included Alan Wilks who finished in a new Personal Best of...

Pupils in County Durham have joined schools across the globe during COP27 to pledge to protect the environment. Durham County Council has partnered with Durham University and OASES to present the ECO2COP27 International Schools Climate Conference. The conference connected the county’s schools with those in France, Spain, Italy, Costa...

Phase two of Merchant Park is ready to start welcoming new and expanding businesses to modern, environmentally-friendly units on Aycliffe Business Park. Peter Barron talks to two men at the heart of the development… It’s a moment Adrian Goodall remembers well…the day Prime Minister David Cameron officially opened the £82m Hitachi Rail...

By Paul Blythe A round up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section. Ahead of the weekend’s games, all players, coaches, opponents, parents, and spectators observed a minute’s silence in remembrance of the brave service men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for us all. Lest we forget. Under 7’s Juniors...