Aycliffe Business Park’s Excelpoint is working through this unprecedented time to support its customers to adapt to the current global crisis. With coronavirus taking a firm grip on the world, businesses have adopted working from home strategies for employees to support social distancing and isolation to safeguard employees and reduce the...

Aycliffe Today interviewed Paul Howell during one of our regular webchats this week. The Conservative MP for Sedgefield accepted our request to answer questions from members of the public during a 25-minute chat on our Facebook page. Click here to see it.  ...

Police have drawn up Certificates of Achievement for school pupils across County Durham and Darlington to thank them for playing their part in keeping people safe during lockdown. Most children have been at home for nearly seven weeks as part of measures put in place to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and protect the most vulnerable people in our...

The economic division of Durham County Council has been appointed to spearhead one of the region’s major support networks in space and satellite technology. Business Durham will continue to lead the North East Satellite Applications Centre of Excellence until March 2022, having successfully delivered support to the sector for the last six...

New virtual storytelling sessions are to continue throughout May following their initial success. Durham County Council’s library service recently began teaming up with artists to create video recitals of popular stories and poems which children and their families can enjoy online. The sessions are just one of many online services...

Craft business leader and Dragons’ Den’s Sara Davies MBE will be sharing her crafting expertise to guest host a one-off special virtual Crafternoon, to help raise vital funds for Mind, the mental health charity. At a time when the nation is spending a lot of time at home, Mind has taken the nation’s craftiest fundraiser online. And on...

Ebac workers will be returning to the factory in a week or so to resume production of dehumidifiers, washing machines and water coolers, with face masks a key part of the company’s coronavirus health and safety procedures. Chairman John Elliott MBE is a strong advocate of face masks to stop the spread of Covid-19 and recently wrote to chief...

County Durham residents who have been left feeling lonely and isolated from the impact of coronavirus can now check in and chat to the team at County Durham Together. The community hub has launched its chat service to combat the loneliness that can often be felt when shielding or self-isolating. The hub include a new online library, called...

Greenfield Arts says it’s delighted to be maintaining and developing a number of ongoing creative projects despite the Covid lockdown. Although the Greenfield Community Arts Centre and its wider community activity is on hold, the team are working hard with partners to develop current projects. And they still look forward to a future...

Cornerstone Business Solutions MD Chris Petty presents your remote-working checklist to ensure your team can continue to work as normal from home in challenging times… Everyone knows the unprecedented and difficult situation we all now find ourselves in, but ensuring your employees can work from home can come in useful at any time. We are...