March 18th, 202011820An innovative, problem-solving healthcare supplier and a cutting-edge electronics firm are collaborating on a new product which could potentially save the NHS £250m a year.
Quality Hospital Solutions (QHS), led by Newtonian Andrew Turner, and PragmatIC, both based at the North East Technology Park (NETPark) in Sedgefield, are working...
March 17th, 202001624A County Durham food festival has been cancelled in response to government guidance on Coronavirus.
Durham County Council has taken the decision to cancel the Bishop Auckland Food Festival, following government advice on measures which should be taken to limit the spread of COVID-19.
The event was due to take place on April...
March 17th, 202001575Work to encourage dog owners to be more responsible has seen a welcome fall in the number of complaints about dog fouling and stray dogs in County Durham.
Durham County Council launched a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in 2017 to tackle issues such as dog fouling and stray dogs, making it an offence to allow a dog to stray,...
March 17th, 202001694Two business events in Aycliffe have been postponed due to the Coronavirus.
Aycliffe Today’s planned event to celebrate the relaunch at of its new-look business magazine, which was due to be held at Redworth Hall next week, has been postponed until later in the year.
Business manager Sharon Hutchinson said: “Following...
March 16th, 202001061Students from Greenfield Community College got hands on as they celebrated British Science Week.
Students were keen to give up their own time as part of this extended offer to explore science in new and innovative ways.
This year the theme from British Science week is ‘Our Diverse Planet’ which formed a ten-day celebration of...
March 13th, 202012520Newton Aycliffe boss Colin Stromsoy has warned the form book goes out of the window as his side prepare for tomorrow’s derby visit of Bishop Auckland.
Promotion-chasing Aycliffe face their local rivals at the Beaumont Landscapes Stadium tomorrow (kick-off 3pm) aiming to build on last week’s impressive win at Penrith...
March 13th, 202001852Newton Aycliffe-based transport compliance and management specialists Logico is celebrating with two new recruits as the firm was recognised as an audit provider for the Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency (DVSA).
Logico, who were established in 2018, is the first company in the North-East to become authorised auditors for the...
March 12th, 202001844Shildon’s Busy Bees made a flying visit to Health and Wellbeing charity Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) to gift two donations.
The diligent ladies who regularly raise money for local causes brought two cheques totalling £500.
The £300 was for PCP’s ‘Dive In’ appeal, which is raising money to refurbish PCP’s...
March 12th, 202001605Renowned survival expert Ray Mears will be dropping into Durham next month as part of an inspiring line-up at this year’s Durham Adventure Festival.
The festival, organised by Durham County Council, returns in 2020 and will run from Friday 24 April to Sunday 26 April at the Gala Theatre.
The three-day event will present the very...
March 12th, 202011905Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has hailed the announcement in today’s Budget that the redevelopment of Darlington railway station will be approved and fully funded as a massive step forward for Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool.
The £80m ask of Government came following months of highly constructive discussions between mayor...
