Donors engineer a way to help keep hospice staff and patients safe
ENGINEERS are helping hospice staff maintain their clean bill of health with the donation of a host of anti-viral products.…
My Property Box reassures tenants concerned over financial impact of coronavirus
My Property Box is advising tenants who fear losing their job or face a cut in income not to put…
School newspaper presses ahead despite lockdown
A TEAM of dedicated young North-East journalists have overcome their school’s closure to publish their own newspaper. When Hummersknott Academy,…
Easter Bunny delivers 15,000 chocolate eggs across Darlington thanks to charity iniative
THE Easter Bunny was especially busy in one North-East town with 15,000 chocolate eggs being delivered as part of a…
Visors for Victory! UTC South Durham Makes PPE for NHS
UTC South Durham staff are working together to create much needed PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) visors for NHS trusts, district…
Standing out from the crowd
An innovative envelope manufacturer has become the only company in the UK to offer the latest technology to help its…
Beyond Housing ‘young leader’ shortlisted for prestigious national award
Rachael Crooks, 30, a “superstar” Beyond Housing employee from Brotton, East Cleveland has been shortlisted for a prestigious national ‘young…
North East musician launches new single with a flavour of Nashville
SINGER songwriter Hayley McKay has announced the release of her latest single. The North-East singer and guitarist, who got her…
Ella in the running for Miss Tees Valley
A STUDENT is dancing for joy after winning through to the final of Miss Tees Valley, a competition that promotes…
The wheels on the bus … are powered by school kitchen cooking oil
HYDROCARBONS have had their chips as a North-East School does its bit for the environment. Members of the STEM club…
More time to have a chance to win a car
CHARITY officials have extended the deadline for ticket sales to an annual car draw which raises £20,000 for their coffers.…
Songs from the musicals put a spring in the step of ladies’ choir
PATIENTS had a spring in their step thanks to the choral offerings of a local choir. Just before the strict…
Community pays tribute to “true gentleman” John
TRIBUTES have been paid to one of the community’s oldest citizens after he died aged 102. RAF veteran John Sproat,…
Best dressed dogs invited to enter charity competition
TAILS have been set wagging once more as a popular hospice reinvents a much-loved fundraiser. In the wake of the…
Artistic pupils help patients ‘love their lungs’
PATIENTS will be breathing easier thanks to the artistic endeavours of local primary school children. Before the social distancing lockdown…