After the darkness, comes light. And after the ravages of the pandemic on the city and county of Durham over the past year, the 2021 Lumiere feels like a beacon leading to better times ahead. The UK’s biggest light festival runs from November 18-21 this year and, just like the previous six, it will bring a phantasmagoria of light and...

Mark Thompson, business development manager for Aycliffe-based Cobots Online, answers some of the questions around collaborative robots… I was brought up in a generation where robots were things of science fiction and belonged in a fantastical future of automation, with R2-D2 & C-3PO in Star Wars or taking over the world like Skynet and...

Top television chef, presenter and judge John Torode will headline a County Durham food festival this autumn, as organisers prepare the perfect recipe for a safe and enjoyable weekend of family fun. The John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen and MasterChef co-host is the first famous guest to be announced ahead of Bishop Auckland Food Festival’s...

Both of Newton Aycliffe Cricket team’s games were postponed due to inclement weather on Saturday. The first team was due to play Thornaby’s second 11 at home, and our second team were due to visit Yarm’s second XI, but both games fell foul of the weather. This week’s four senior cricket fixtures are: Saturday 28th August at 1.00pm...

County Durham’s bid to be UK City of Culture 2025 has the power to bring transformational social and economic benefits to the entire North-East, according to the partnership driving forward the campaign. The message coincides with an announcement from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport listing the names of the 20 locations...

Officers were put through their paces yesterday by aspiring footballers as they took part in the first five-a-side tournament for South Asian Heritage Month. Team Durham was made up of PCs Andy Davison, Dan Lake, Keith James, Sgt Pete Tate, DS Sarah Douglas, Sgt Waheed Mughal and Foundation of Light goalie Louis Pye who gave it their all in the...

Lucid Technology Solutions sales director Cheryl Spears offers important cybersecurity advice for businesses...  We are all at risk of cyber attacks and, for business owners, the stakes are high – both for your business data and your businesses financial well-being. Here are five key things to consider when thinking about your cyber...

A survey launched for members of the public to share their views about local policing in County Durham and Darlington has been extended. Joy Allen, Police and Crime Commissioner is reminding residents, businesses, community, and voluntary sector organisations to share their views as she begins to develop a new Police and Crime Plan for the...

Tadcaster Albion 1, Newton Aycliffe 2 Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Round By Joe Ramage Jake Petitjean’s stoppage-time penalty ensured Newton Aycliffe moved into the first qualifying round of the Emirates FA Cup for just the second time in the club’s history with victory over Tadcaster Albion. Petitjean kept his cool to convert from...

Aycliffe Business Park Community (ABPC) has said thank you to one of its biggest ambassadors as he calls time on his career. Business Durham’s John Parnell retires next month after a lengthy career in business support and as a civil servant. John was part of the original Aycliffe Business Park steering group which was set up informally in...