Durham Markets Company celebrates unique 120-year relationship with local business advisors
One of the North East’s oldest covered markets is celebrating two historic anniversaries this year – and is also looking…
Durham Stick Makers carving out sustainable future with Banks Group equipment grant backing
Traditional heritage craft skills are set to be passed on to the next generation after a four-figure grant from a…
Environmental project team working to protect historic rail line and transport routes
As the world’s first passenger railway celebrates its 200th anniversary, a team of engineers are helping to protect the line…
Banks Group Take a Seat in Beamish Museum’s 1950s Cinema
Property development and energy company the Banks Group has become the first business to sponsor a seat in the 1950s…
Digging deep to protect heritage site
An historic railway has been protected thanks to innovative underground tunnelling to allow a new water pipe to be laid…
Construction has started on Redhills Durham Miners Hall renovation
After almost six years of fundraising, work has started on the ambitious renewal of Redhills, the historic Durham Miners’ Hall.…
Unseen photos and fascinating postcards of Historic Middlesbrough feature in new book
Previously unpublished historic photographs, an array of fascinating old postcards and plans of Middlesbrough’s lost landmarks feature in the new…
The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre celebrates a new milestone
Northumberland National Park Authority is celebrating the first anniversary of the award-winning Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre with a summer…
England’s Historic Cities to benefit from £1m investment
England’s Historic Cities’ consortium, which includes Visit County Durham, has secured a £1m investment from the Discover England Fund for…
Listed Building Heritage in the North East
Grade I and II listed buildings are beautiful, historical structures that have decades (and sometimes centuries) of character. They are…
New Stockton bar makes the final piece of regeneration puzzle for Jomast
A popular area of central Stockton has welcomed a sophisticated new drinking establishment thanks to investment from a leading North…
North East Manufacturers Continue to Forge their Position Overseas
As the Tall Ships sailed into The Port of Blyth over the weekend (Friday 26 - Monday 29 August), many…
Tasty heritage on the Wall
This summer Hadrian’s Wall is celebrating its tasty heritage by encouraging visitors to enjoy the diverse offering of food and…
The Sill Takes Shape
As the new National Landscape Discovery Centre takes shape on the Wall there are opportunities for all! Northumberland National Park’s…