BUSINESS Link County Durham, a division of A4E Consulting has arranged for all the principal support and advice agencies to Come Together at Auckland Castle, on Wednesday, from 10am to 8pm.

The list of exhibitors attending this event, sponsored by Century FM, includes Sedgefield Borough Business Service, County Durham Development Company, Durham Co-operative Development Association, Wear Valley Development Agency, the High Street banks, the Employment Service and the Learning and Skills Council.

Geraldine Pinder, Chief Executive of Wear Valley Development Agency, said: "An event such as Come Together is the right way to go.

"All the support agencies will be under one roof and, for once, the businesses will have a captive audience.

"I really do hope that the businesses affected by the foot- and-mouth will take advantage of the event and attend."

There will be workshops covering topics such as diversification, succession planning and marketing and a rolling programme of seminars.