Destination management organisation Visit County Durham has launched a marketing campaign that promotes Durham as being ‘Worth the Wait’, inspiring visitors from within the region to choose the county for a day visit or staycation. It marks the first stage...
Construction is underway on the final homes at new housing development being built on a former golf course in Durham. Bellway Durham has begun work on the last nine plots at The Green, a development 54 homes off South Road. The...
An appointment-only visiting system at two new housing developments in Heighington and Hurworth is helping to make finding a new home safer and easier. The new system was introduced at Bellway’s Meadow Rise, off Walworth Lane and Hurworth Gardens, off...
A farm experience centre and lodge park in County Durham is among proposed new developments driving a ‘buoyant’ regional leisure sector, reports a North East planning firm. Hedley Planning Services, which is involved in several projects across the North of...
Simon Hanson, development manager at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), will lead the economic recovery taskforce, which has been set up by County Durham Economic Partnership (CDEP) in response to the damage done by the government's shutdown of...
Proposals to create a business park in Durham generating an initial 4,000 jobs worth up to £400m have taken a step forward with the submission of plans. The Council has submitted a ‘hybrid’ planning application for the redevelopment of a...
Alongside the good news that Barratt Developments is back building and selling homes across the region, six North East site managers have won a top national award for quality from the National House Building Council (NHBC), including one from...
Site manager at Bellway’s Byron Heights, Geoff Ward, has been named as the winner of a National House-Building Council (NHBC) Pride in the Job Quality Award for his ‘excellence in site management’ Geoff, 59, who began working as a site...
Japanese corporation, Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Europe, is gearing up for growth after becoming the first tenant at a new County Durham business park. Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Europe (SEWS-E), is expanding and relocating its workforce from its base at...
Melanie had to close her family business, like many people, due to the government's lockdown, but last week she was able to reopen. Photography for Little People have been trading since 2005, with many families throughout the North East proudly...

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