February 5th, 201901457North East councils and housing providers are working together to help prevent tenancy fraud and the billions of pounds it costs taxpayers.
The partners, from the North East Tenancy Fraud Forum, have organised a week-long campaign to raise awareness of the harm caused by tenancy fraud and how it can be reported.
Tenancy Fraud...
February 5th, 2019151966Hundreds of people have signed a petition calling for Transport for London to review their decision not to award a major contract to Newton Aycliffe train builder Hitachi.
Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson has led calls for London mayor Sadiq Khan to review the decision to snub the joint bit by Hitachi and Bombardier.
The £1.5 billion...
February 4th, 201911522People are being invited to take part in a consultation aimed at maintaining key green spaces in County Durham.
Allotment tenants, waiting list applicants and residents are all urged to have their say, as Durham County Council reviews allotment provision. This includes looking at how the activities on them should be managed.
Cllr...
February 4th, 201901403Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Energy is celebrating another major wind energy deal.
The firm has been elected by offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul Group to provide its patented Tekmar Cable Protection System (CPS), TekLink Mechanical Latch, for the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm.
The product will be produced within...
February 4th, 201952258Girlguiding Newton Aycliffe are celebrating £11,000 in funding after the Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership‘s project callout.
And on receiving the funding, units across Aycliffe have been busy planning activities for the coming months.
There are currently 125 registered girls and 22 leaders across Rainbows, Brownies,...
February 1st, 201902830A once thriving village pub has been brought back to life with an innovative letting development devised by a property entrepreneur.
Investor and businessman Duncan Belton has returned to his roots after acquiring a three-year lease to let 10 self-contained apartments which were built in the former North Briton in Aycliffe...
February 1st, 2019181360The region’s largest local authority will have to manage significant financial pressures for the foreseeable future as a result of ongoing austerity.
Members of Durham County Council’s cabinet will be told that continued government funding reductions, pressures on social care and other services coupled with uncertainty about...
January 31st, 201901306Do you know what should or shouldn’t be recycled from your household waste?
Do you wonder what happens to your waste once it has been collected?
If so, you can join the Horndale Community Association at its next meeting, when Rob McKay from Durham County Council’s waste management team will be the guest speaker.
Rob will...
January 31st, 201901900Durham Constabulary are urging drivers not to leave their car unattended with the engine running as it defrosts during the current cold spell.
Police warn that opportunist thieves will intentionally visit residential areas on cold frosty mornings to look out for cars which have been left with the engine running.
Local intelligence...
January 31st, 201901848A number of Aycliffe business leaders have backed a plan to save Durham Tees Valley Airport.
Newton Aycliffe’s nearest airport was effectively saved from going out of business when an ambitious buyout plan was given the go-ahead.
At a crunch meeting of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, held in Middlesbrough on January 24 and...
