A flagship County Durham technology park is set to expand significantly following a £50m investment by Durham County Council, which will create over 1,200 jobs. Plans to expand the North East Technology Park (NETPark) in Sedgefield have been given the go ahead by the council’s cabinet, which has agreed to £49.6m to finance the first phase...

By Vicki Aspinall It was a welcome return back to grassroots football after the summer break for NAFC Junior Section at the weekend. As per FA regulations this season, we will not be reporting actual scores for teams aged U11 and under. U9 Whites met with Hebburn Town Juniors Valencia. Harry scored a fantastic goal early in the game and...

A Newton Aycliffe charity is aiming to relaunch its once popular community café. The Pioneering Care Centre, based at Cobblers Hall in Aycliffe, refurbished and rebranded the coffee shop in 2019 as the Garden Kitchen. Now the PCP wants to get the Garden Kitchen back to pre-pandemic popularity – but needs a team of volunteers to offer...

A Teesside University academic is spearheading a national campaign which aims to help change the way people understand and manage persistent pain. Professor Cormac Ryan, Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation in the University’s School of Health & Life Sciences, is community pain champion for the Flippin Pain campaign which aims to change...

A free exhibition featuring artwork from veterans and the Armed Forces community officially opened to the public at the weekend. Visitors to Through Soldiers’ Eyes, at Bishop Auckland Town Hall, can now explore historical pieces from the DLI Collection alongside artwork, photography, sculptures and oral, visual and written work from service...

A Sunderland firm that helps businesses gain the ISO accreditations they need to succeed says its services have never been more in demand. And busy Compliant director Mark Henderson says that can only be a good thing for homegrown companies bidding to win important contracts where only businesses operating to the highest standards will be...

Buildbase FA Vase Campion 3, Newton Aycliffe 3 (Aycliffe win 3-2 on pens) By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe travelled back from West Yorkshire still in this season's Buildbase FA Vase – although it was a penalty shoot-out that decided the game which they lead 3-1 with 10 minutes left on the clock. It was the hosts, who play in the North...

Newton Aycliffe-based Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) is launching a new peer support group as part of their return to focusing on face-to-face befriending services for those living in County Durham. Created by funding from the Great Aycliffe and Middridge Area Action Partnership (GAMP), and sustained by County Durham NHS Clinical...

As staff return to the workplace and the furlough scheme draws to a close, employers are likely to face decisions on changing terms and conditions whether triggered by business needs or employee requests. This can be a tricky area as while some variations may be authorised by express terms, significant changes will require consent and...

Woodham Academy has invested £250,000 in facilities as students returned to school this week. Woodham says it has welcomed its largest ever year 7 cohort this new term, who will benefit from yet more investment in new and improved facilities, new expert teachers and a wider range of support staff. Woodham Academy were excited to receive...