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Left, Councillor Kevin Johnston and Hellens Group chief executive Gavin Cordwell-Smith PLANS are moving forward for a significant new development in Houghton-le-Spring. A major supermarket operator is expected to be unveiled as the anchor tenant on the former Houghton Colliery site, and a popular retail operator is also thought to be exploring options to take space on the site, which is being brought forward by Washington-based Hellens Group. The colliery had stood empty for 40 years when Sunderland City Council’s cabinet agreed to sell it in 2019 to the Hellens Group and Fintry Esta...

AHEAD of the Budget tomorrow (Wednesday) businesses across the North East have voiced what they want the Chancellor to announce, including a balance between tax rises and for a fairer furlough scheme to continue. John Elliott, chairman of County Durham-based Ebac Limited, said: “The Chancellor needs to think radically, but simply. Make tax easier to collect and much more difficult to avoid; replace corporation tax with a turnover tax and replace income tax with sales tax. This could add billions to the Chancellor’s coffers, particularly from those giant entities that avoid paying thei...

Demolition work starts on former shopping centre as part of multi-million County Durham redevelopment The former Kwik Save supermarket at Festival Walk in Spennymoor will be transformed into a new car park and a larger Aldi supermarket Get the latest County Durham news and updates delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we off...

THE multi-million-pound redevelopment of an outdated shopping precinct is gathering pace with the demolition of derelict buildings on site.

THIS week, The Northern Echo has joined forces with rival publishers across the North to launch the Cash for Connectivity appeal and ensure children can access online learning at home. But a Government pledge during the first lockdown to provide laptops to the most disadvantaged children remains far from being met, a meeting has heard. Darlington Borough Council’s children and young people portfolio holder Councillor Jon Clarke told a full meeting of the authority many schools and parents were continuing to raise questions over the whereabouts of the laptops they had requested and th...