By Paul Dalton The Chapelfell Top Fell Race, which took place on Tuesday, July 13, is our first port of call in what has proved to be a busy week. The race, hosted by the Durham Fell Runners, is approximately 7km in length, but includes 400m of ascent. Initially on tracks, the race soon progresses onto open fell and rough terrain. Shaun...

A flagship qualification offered by Teesside University for senior business leaders is the first in the country to be remapped to a new accredited standard by a leading professional institute for managers. The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has remapped and accredited Teesside University’s Senior Leader Apprenticeship (SLA) which has...

Councillors and stakeholders are to be given the opportunity to contribute to a review of the future of a treasured regimental collection. Durham County Council is holding a meeting next week at which its members and invited interested parties will be given the chance to feed into the review of options for the display and storage of the Durham...

A new, government-backed business support programme, aims to increase digital technology take up in the North-East’s manufacturing sector. The innovative programme is specifically aimed at helping manufacturing SMEs in the North-East increase digital technology adoption, innovation and skills and was launched this month. Made Smarter...

The latest round of GAMP funding is now available to community groups – with grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 up for grabs. The Great Aycliffe & Middridge Partnership (GAMP) board has a budget of £244,000 available, and applications are invited for projects from community and voluntary or not-for-profit organisations and...

Durham County Council is offering advice on accessing its services in light of the changes to Covid restrictions on Monday. The local authority says keeping communities safe and maintaining key services has been its priority throughout the pandemic and this will remain as we move into Tier 4 of the government’s roadmap. DCC is encouraging...

County Durham has today launched its bid to be named UK City of Culture 2025 – with the hope the accolade will provide a major boost for the whole North-East region. The initial bid is being submitted by Durham County Council on behalf of Culture Durham, a partnership of organisations, including Beamish Museum, Durham Cathedral, Durham...

The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) this week gave Durham Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen two national lead roles. The APCC has appointed Allen joint lead for environment and sustainability and alcohol and substance misuse, and deputy lead for road safety and emergency service collaboration. PCC Allen says...

Great Aycliffe Town Council is putting £100k from its vast reserves aside for a new Covid recovery fund. The local authority said it made a “substantial saving” on its revenue budget last year and a significant proportion of the surplus was made up of ‘one-off’ savings that came about directly as a result of the Coronavirus...

Library members can record story times with their children through a new free digital storytelling service. County Durham Libraries, run by Durham County Council, has teamed up with Featherbed Tales to bring a new kind of storytelling where readers can record themselves as the narrator. As the second only library provider in the UK to start...