South Durham Enterprise Agency

Supporting Enterprising People - The South Durham Enterprise Agency provides local people and business with easy access to start-up advice, business development services, training and mentoring. We are a not-for-profit organisation, a social enterprise with strong roots in our local community and are highly committed to supporting the development of our local economy. | Visit website

Defra

Enabling everyone to live within our environmental means - Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) is a Government Department in the UK. The overarching challenge for Defra is to secure a healthy environment in which we and future generations can prosper. As we build a low carbon, resource efficient economy, Defra helps people to adapt to changes, deals with environmental risks and makes the most of the opportunity we have to secure a sustainable society and a healthy environment. | Visit website

Business Link

Business support, information and advice - At Business Link we understand that running a business, whatever the size or stage of development, and making it a success requires many different skills and resources. Identifying your objectives, setting goals and finding the opportunities and ways to meet them, while responding to the demands of day-to-day activity, can be a time consuming process. Finding the right people to help you achieve your aims can make a valuable difference, whether your business is already established or just starting up. That’s why Business Link is the ideal partner to assist your business with practical help, advice and provide easy access to objective information and solutions. | Visit website

UTASS

Managed By Local People, For Local People - In May 2000, and after a great deal of hard work over previous years from many community members, UTASS opened its doors to the public. A company limited by guarantee and a registered charity, UTASS is managed by local people for local people. Our dedicated team of seven project staff, mainly part time plus volunteers provide a wide range of support services to communities in Teesdale and we specialise in agricultural matters. | Visit Website

One NorthEast

To transform England's regions through sustainable economic development - One NorthEast is the Regional Development Agency (RDA) covering North East England -Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, Tees Valley. Our vision is a vibrant, self reliant, ambitious and outward looking region promoting the benefits of living, working and doing business here. | Visit website

North Pennines - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Each Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) has an organisation responsible for co-ordinating efforts to conserve and enhance it. In the North Pennines, this is the North Pennines AONB Partnership. The AONB Partnership is made up of 22 statutory agencies, local authorities and voluntary/community organisations which all have an interest in, and help care for, the North Pennines AONB and UNESCO European & Global Geopark. | Visit website