A five-year mission to cement the reputation of Darlington and the Tees Valley as one of the UK’s centres of bioscience innovation has been endorsed by a panel of leading industry experts. A bioscience industry workshop, organised by Teesside University’s National Horizons Centre, featuring leaders from national and international...

Organisations across County Durham are benefitting from a big book giveaway. Following a successful Facebook campaign, hundreds of surplus books which have been withdrawn from Durham County Council’s libraries, have been donated to new homes across the county. Each organisation has received 100 books, with some lucky donors finding a...

Work to create a modern and vibrant new bus station for Durham City is set to press ahead after a multi-million pound funding package was approved. The North East Joint Transport Committee (JTC) has allocated £3.6m towards the overall £10.4m scheme following a successful bid from Durham County Council. The funding will be of vital...

It’s not every day you swear your policing oath to Queen and country online. But that’s exactly what Durham Constabulary's newest recruits completed this week during their attestation before a local magistrate. The 26 probationary officers are believed to be the first in the force's history to complete the important step solely online...

Chinese New Year will be marked in schools across County Durham with a series of online events next month. Durham County Council today announced that a programme of virtual activities will take place in honour of the lunar New Year and the Year of the Ox, which is celebrated from Monday 8 to Friday February 12. Although public events cannot...

Representatives from three of Aycliffe Business Park’s biggest employers will join the local MP for a high-profile online panel discussion involving local businesses. Paul Howell, the Conservative MP for Sedgefield, will be joined by Ebac chairman John Elliott, Hitachi Rail Europe chief operating officer-manufacturing Ross Nagle, Gestamp...

Keyworkers caring for some of County Durham’s most vulnerable residents have begun to receive their Covid-19 vaccines at a new dedicated centre. This week, a vaccination centre opened at County Hall in Durham City to vaccinate frontline social care workers, including those employed by Durham County Council, the NHS and the independent...

Work is set to be carried out at a historic Durham City building to preserve its heritage for centuries to come. Durham Town Hall has been central to the city from as far back as the 14th century and is a popular site to learn about County Durham’s heritage. The building has attracted almost 16,000 visitors since Durham County Council...

Durham County Council has been sharing its knowledge on improving energy efficiency in businesses at an international conference. Since 2016, the local authority has contributed to the LOCARBO project, an interregional cooperation project which has been looking at ways to improve low-carbon economic policies. Led by the Municipality of...

Areas blighted by flytipping could receive hundreds of pounds in funding towards environmental projects thanks to a new scheme. The first sales of vehicles which were seized after they were found to have been used to illegally dump waste have now taken place as part of the Operation Stop It campaign. Durham County Council today announced...