Two Darlington schools have joined forces to launch an exciting new football Academy for their pupils. Former Quakers player and assistant manager Martin Gray is working with Longfield Academy of Sport and Darlington School of Maths and Science in the town to set up the new academy. Similar to the USA-style Soccer scholarships, encompassing the […]

A stunning new pier which will dominate the skyline of a North-East seaside resort is starting to take shape. County Durham firm Finley Structures have completed the steel framework for the Vertical Pier, due to open later this year, as part of Redcar and Cleveland Council’s multi-million pound redevelopment programme. More than £290m is being […]

Mantis Media have helped a rapidly-developing County Durham firm to produce a slick new corporate video. Mantis joined forces with Darlington-based firm 3Point Media to produce a six-minute video to promote the work of the Martin Gray Football Academy. The footage includes interviews with Gray, coach Brian Atkinson, teachers, parents and pupils. It showcases Gray’s […]

A secondary steelwork firm has moved into its new £500,000 premises in the region. SCH Site Services is a division of County Durham steel erecting firm Finley Structures, and has just moved into its new factory on Aycliffe Business Park. The stand-alone firm works alongside Finley Structures, focusing on structural steel installation and secondary steelwork […]

A County Durham school is celebrating a new milestone after becoming a specialist science college. Greenfield Community College in Newton Aycliffe is now recognised with the new science specialism, which goes alongside its Arts College status. Young people at the school, which was one of the first arts colleges in the country, will get the […]