County Durham’s Hitachi Factory Rolls out First Trains
Hitachi’s new cutting-edge factory in Newton Aycliffe has now manufactured its first trains. The £82 million plant, which became operational in September 2015, unveiled...
More Foster Carers Needed in County Durham
Durham County Council is appealing for more foster carers. Although the number of foster carers in County Durham is rising, the council says that...
Man Walks from Northern England to Poland for Charity
A man has walked all the way from the north of England to Poland for a charitable cause. Gordon Wilson covered a grand total...
£7.5 Billion Train Building Contract Might Come to North East
Hopes are high that the north east could clinch a £7.5 billion contract to build enormous state-of-the-art high-speed trains. The trains will be needed...
Durham Teaching Assistants to Strike Again
Unions representing County Durham’s teaching assistants have announced another two days of strike action for next week. The strikes are due to take place...
Parents and Council React to Teaching Assistants’ Strike
This week saw schools closed, or at least operating reduced classes, across County Durham as over 1000 teaching assistants went on strike. TAs from...
Durham Schools to Close Due to Teaching Assistant Strikes
Schools across County Durham are to be hit by industrial action staged by teaching assistants. On 8th and 9th November, teaching asisstants belonging to...
No Official Enquiry into Orgreave, Says Home Secretary
Yesterday the home secretary Amber Rudd announced that there would be no statutory enquiry or independent review into the infamous ‘Battle of Orgreave’. The...
Nissan to Stay in North East – and Massively Expand Plant
Japanese car giant Nissan has announced that it intends to keep its Sunderland plant open. And the company has also revealed that it is...
More Durham Teaching Assistants Vote to Strike
Last week, this magazine reported that County Durham’s teaching assistants who belong to the Unison trade union had voted to strike. Now the members...
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