May 13th, 201703380Five candidates have been nominated for the Sedgefield seat in the 2017 General Election.
One of the largest constituencies in the UK, the traditionally Labour seat of Sedgefield – previously held by ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair for 24 years – takes in Newton Aycliffe, which is its biggest town in terms of the...
May 13th, 201705504Labour Party councillors have thanked voters for electing them to Durham County Council.
But the local election was tinged with disappointment after two loyal and hard-working candidates lost their seats in shock results.
Councillors Joan Gray and Mike Dixon lost out to Tory candidates Scott Durham and Paul Howell in the Aycliffe...
May 12th, 201701745The UK Parliamentary General election will take place on Thursday, 8 June and to have your say you must be registered to vote.
Poll cards will be delivered to residents in County Durham over the next few days.
Anyone currently registered on the electoral register and eligible to vote in this election will receive a poll card...
May 11th, 201704295Students at Woodham Academy gathered to remember fellow pupil Emily Cook, who sadly passed away in March.
Emily was a bright and happy student who had been diagnosed with a brain tumour in the summer of 2016.
The day had begun with students arriving wearing blue, a tribute to Emily as this was her favourite colour.
In the...
May 11th, 201701926Residents in County Durham are being asked to take part in a valuable survey about their garden waste collection service.
The survey is being carried out in order to gather feedback to help the council identify areas of improvement.
The survey will be available on Durham County Council’s website between Monday 15 May and Friday...
May 10th, 201791593Dedicated local residents committed to helping to solve conflict and neighbourhood disputes are being sought as part of new volunteering opportunities.
The Restorative Hub is seeking 25 volunteers throughout County Durham and Darlington, who have a keen interest in mediation.
These new volunteer roles will help those suffering...
May 10th, 201702090Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Energy has successfully supplied its market-leading patented Teklink cable protection system (CPS) to protect the underwater power cables as they enter the wind turbine foundations on the prestigious Formosa 1 phase one offshore windfarm project, the first offshore windfarm in Taiwan.
It’s the first...
May 10th, 201701996One of the biggest events on Teesside is set for take-off once again on May 27 when the Skylive Airshow returns following a hugely successful launch last year.
Organisers of the second Skylive event promise it will reach dizzying new heights, featuring displays from some of the world’s most impressive aircraft, wing walkers,...
May 9th, 201703637Around 100 jobs have been secured after a US firm completed the purchase of the Compound Photonics factory in Newton Aycliffe.
Kaiam Corporation, a US maker of datacentre transceivers, has acquired the manufacturing facilities at the Aycliffe Business Park site.
The acquisition includes investment by Compound Photonics into Kaiam...
May 8th, 201701663Accident investigators are making a renewed appeal for witnesses to the incident at a motocross event on the Bank Holiday weekend which led to the death of 27-year-old Thomas Brown.
Thomas, who was from Barnard Castle, died from the injuries he sustained when he came off his orange coloured KTM offroad bike, on a track at Low Hardwick...
