Festival fanatics are being reminded to take the opportunity to be part of the UK’s largest light festival. Lumiere returns from Thursday to Sunday 17, November 14-17, with its 10th anniversary spectacular. Featuring highlights from past editions of the festival, alongside new, unique installations, Lumiere 2019 is set to turn Durham into...

Hitachi Rail Group has announced its chief administration officer (CAO) and managing director of Hitachi Rail, Karen Boswell OBE, will leave the company on October 1. Boswell joined Hitachi in June 2015 and has led the UK business through a period of accelerated growth and transformation. Over the last four-and-a-half years, Hitachi Rail’s...

The 41st issue of Aycliffe Today Business – the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park – features ROF 59 founder and Aycliffe entrepreneur John Finley on the front cover. The July-August 2019 issue of Aycliffe Today Business also includes special features with Cockerill & Co, Business Durham, Optimum Skills, Aycliffe Business Park...

A petition to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson from proroguing Parliament has sparked a furious local debate. Aycliffe and Durham County councillor John Clare shared the government petition – which says Parliament must not be prorogued or dissolved unless and until the Article 50 period has been sufficiently extended or the UK's intention to...

Greenfield Arts are looking forward to hosting an exhibition by a renowned and well-loved local artist. ‘Norman Cornish: A Man of Destiny’ will run from Thursday October 10 until Wednesday 11th December 11, and chronicles the great determination and resilience he showed to become a professional artist. The exhibition forms part of the...

By Donna Campbell This week’s racing began with parkrun for many of our members with Mark Bainbridge achieving a PB for the course at South Park, Darlington in a time of 20.39. On Sunday (August 25) two of our members went international and partook in the Chantilly Half marathon in France. The race was run in very hot conditions with...

Care providers and those wishing to pursue a career in the sector can access free training at a new academy launching next week. Durham County Council has set up the County Durham Care Academy to improve skills and resilience within the care sector, offering support across a range of areas including recruitment and retention of staff, training,...

Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket… Saturday 24th August – NYSD Division 2 Maltby 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was hot and sunny. Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bat first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 222 all out after 47.1 overs Luke Telford 99, Ryan Patrick 24 and Adam Randall 22 Maltby 1st XI 214 for 7...

Technology made in Newton Aycliffe is heading to Taiwan as part of a major new subsea deal. Aycloffe-based Tekmar Energy has revealed that subsea power cable provider JDR Cables, part of TFKable Group, have selected the Tekmar’s patented cable protection system (CPS) TekLink® Mechanical Latch for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind...

Failing to pay fixed penalties for ignoring requests to clear waste has left seven people a combined £5,000 worse off and with criminal convictions. Durham County Council has successfully prosecuted four men and three women who did not pay fixed penalties issued in relation to their failure to comply with requests to clear waste left outside...