New waste management partnership announced by GAS
Great Annual Savings Group (GAS) has once again expanded its B2B customer offering by teaming up with a fellow County Durham business. Shredding expert Shred Base deals with secure, GDPR-compliant document and product disposal for businesses across the UK. GAS will...
believe housing supports the launch of netball club for East Durham youngsters
A new netball club for east Durham youngsters has been set up thanks to support from a leading housing association. Families have the opportunity to get involved with netball thanks to a new club, founded thanks to a small grant from believe housing. Peterlee Netball...
HR ADVICE: What to do when an employee is looking for another job
Times have changed since most employees would stick to one job throughout their career, looking forward to their retirement gift. The job market has developed and moved on. Age can remain a factor with some employees content sticking with one employer. But younger...
Plan your travel head of very first Seaham Food Festival
As Seaham gets set to host its first food festival this weekend, visitors are being encouraged to plan their journeys in advance. Seaham Food Festival will serve up more than 100 traders, cookery demonstrations by celebrity chefs John Torode and Phil Vickery,...
County Durham plan set for approval
The final stage of a plan that sets out how much development and where it is needed in County Durham will go before councillors next week. Durham County Council’s Cabinet will be asked to recommend that full council approve the submission of the County Durham Plan...
Works starts on new East Durham railway station
Work is now underway on a new £10.55 million railway station which is expected to bring an economic boost to east Durham. The scheme, at Horden, near Peterlee, will link the area into the local, regional and national rail network and support wider regeneration in the...
Seaham Food Festival to showcase produce by local traders
A food festival with a truly international flavour will showcase some of East Durham’s finest traders and producers next month. The very first Seaham Food Festival will take place on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June and will feature more than 100 stalls selling delicious...
HR ADVICE: Managing maternity leave
You’ve signed the card and waved an employee off into parenthood. But what happens next? Perhaps you hadn’t thought that far ahead yet, especially if the employee is taking the full allowance of maternity leave which is one year regardless of how long they have worked...
ResQ appoints new Chief Financial Officer
ResQ, the UK based contact centre business has today announced the appointment of Jon Hunter as Chief Financial Officer. Jon joins ResQ, after three years at RMS Group Holdings where he held the position of CFO. Jon began his career training as a Chartered Accountant...
Manufacturing network recruits to facilitate continued growth
The region’s largest engineering and manufacturing network has appointed a network support manager to work with the team on its continued growth. Kaye Collins has joined the Engineering and Manufacturing Network (EMN) to enhance the support currently offered to...
Seaham’s Vivarail creates jobs ahead of schedule
Vivarail, the manufacturer of eco-friendly passenger trains, has accelerated expansion of its site in County Durham and turned it into its national research and development centre, creating new jobs faster than expected. It opened the new plant at the Spectrum...
Business park development could create 2,500 jobs
A NEW multi-million pound business park development on a former colliery could see the creation of more than 2,500 jobs in County Durham, subject to planning permission. As a first phase, Durham County Council is funding the construction of seven units (comprising...
Regional businesses confident in their own prospects, research finds
Overall business confidence in the North East rose for a second month during March, climbing two points to 10 per cent according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Companies in the North East, surveyed reported higher confidence in...
Energy procurement the focus of next networking event
Find out how your business can save on utilities and energy procurement cost and reduce your carbon footprint at the same time. About this Event Formed in 2012, Great Annual Savings (GAS) has a proven track record of working alongside businesses to minimise their...
Seaham cafe among beneficiaries of food and drink support programme
Small and medium sized food producers from County Durham are snapping up support to get their products to market. The Durham Food and Drink Network is helping producers of all sizes, who are making tasty and distinctive food and drink products but don’t know how to...
HR ADVICE: What to do when an employee asks for a pay rise
What to do when an employee asks for a pay rise Just when everything seems to be ticking along nicely, you get a request from an employee asking for a pay rise. Sigh. It could be right on time, perhaps you have been reviewing wages. Or, it’s caught you off guard and...
Top TV chefs added to Seaham Food Festival line up
Top television chefs John Torode and Phil Vickery are set to wow food lovers at a new food festival on the County Durham coast this summer. Following the success of Bishop Auckland Food Festival, Seaham Food Festival will bring fresh fare, fine flavours and exciting...
Seaham Hall Hotel review… Paradise on our doorstep
Is there any better feeling than waking up on a dreary Monday morning knowing you’re off work??? Well, yes, actually – when you wake up on a dreary Monday morning, you’re off work and you’re heading to the wonderful Seaham Hall Hotel for a relaxing spa day. I must...