If three words would best reflect DBOP – they would be ‘flexible, agile and impartial'. The DBOP programme has a team of three business advisors based in North, East and South-West Durham who are dedicated to understanding business needs, to provide a gateway for support and advice based on the goals, objectives and ambitions of each and...

By Paul Dalton Icy conditions led to a large number of Saturday’s local parkruns being cancelled, but the club were still represented at the Albert, Stewart and York events. The conditions didn’t hinder David Stothard or Gareth Kyle. David managed to run a Personal Best (PB) at Albert parkrun (27:38), and Gareth registered a new best of...

More than £30m was invested in road improvement schemes across County Durham during the last financial year. As part of its commitment to keeping County Durham moving, Durham County Council has continued to increase its contribution to planned road maintenance and improvement projects, investing £10.43m in 2020-21. Next week, the...

Newton Aycliffe hope to finally return to action this weekend with a trip to Thornaby in the Ebac Northern League first division. It's been a long layoff for Brian Atkinson's men who last played on December 18. There were no games scheduled over the Christmas and New Year period with three postponements following the planned...

A Newton Aycliffe manufacturing firm is starting the new year by hosting a recruitment open day as it creates a number of new jobs to support its growth plans. Senstronics, based at Angels Close on Aycliffe Business Park, is hosting the recruitment event on Thursday, January 27 (10am-3pm). The firm already employs 140 people at its Aycliffe...

Parents and carers in County Durham are being reminded they are running out of time to apply for primary school places for their children. The deadline for applications for the next academic year, which starts in September, is Saturday 15 January. In order for a child to be eligible to start school in September, the child must have been born...

Small businesses in County Durham are being invited to borrow an electric van, to experience for themselves the benefits of going green. Durham County Council’s low carbon economy and fleet teams are offering short term loans of electric vans to small and medium sized businesses, to help reduce their carbon emissions and fuel costs. The...

Durham Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has announced the appointment of three new safety champions to her team to strengthen the voice of victims of crime. The new recruits, who comprise an independent Domestic Abuse Champion, an Anti-social Behaviour Champion and a Victims Champion, will work alongside the Commissioner to ensure...

Experienced sales professional Richard Jobling has joined an Aycliffe Business sister magazine as publication bosses aim to grow its client base and products in 2022. Ambitious publishers, Resolution Media and Publishing, have appointed Richard as dedicated full-time sales manager for Wear Business, which launched in early 2020. Despite...

By Paul Dalton Despite the break for Christmas and New Year our members have remained active over the last two weeks. Twenty members started their Christmas Day with a parkrun, with the Club represented at the Darlington South Park, Hackworth, Roundhay and Sedgefield events, and two even managed to register Personal Bests (PBs) on Christmas...