Business and regeneration news

We have announced we will once again offer free parking after 3pm in our car parks this festive season.

The owner of a Grade II listed church located at the heart of a conservation area has been fined £10,000 for failing to carry out essential repairs.

Our North East Technology Park (NETPark) is to receive more than £11m towards its expansion.

A £25 million scheme to transform towns and villages across County Durham is going from strength-to-strength, with more than £13 million invested and many more exciting projects in the pipeline.

Residents and businesses are being asked to have their say on their feelings for and interactions with Bishop Auckland to help support its ongoing regeneration.

A popular competition which aims to inspire enterprise amongst County Durham school children is back for its 20th year.

We have welcomed the news that a programme aimed at regenerating town centres will go ahead.

A leading tech firm which supplies components and subsystems to space, aerospace, defence and telecoms is the first tenant to sign up for a new unit in a growing County Durham science park.