March 29th, 20210842
People in County Durham are being reminded to register to vote ahead of upcoming elections.
Elections for county councillors, parish and town councillors and a Police and Crime Commissioner for the Durham force area are taking place on Thursday 6 May 2021 and those wanting to vote must be registered.
Poll cards are being delivered...
March 26th, 202101306
Sara Davies MBE has been acknowledged with an international industry award at the Association For Creative Industries’ Industry Awards (AFCI).
The founder of Crafter’s Companion was presented with the Industry Achievement Award, which recognises individuals within the sector that have done great things for the community, industry...
March 26th, 202101206
County Durham’s traders and residents are being advised of changes in legislation which will affect the sales of domestic wood, coal and other solid fuels.
Durham County Council will be contacting businesses ahead of 1 May 2021, to ensure they are aware that the sale of wet wood and coal for domestic fires is being phased...
March 25th, 202101423
The team behind Aycliffe Business’s sister publication have got their growth plans back on track by adding another member to their team.
Marketing graduate Vicky Thomas has joined Middlesbrough-based Resolution Media and Publishing as the firm’s new office manager.
Resolution – owned by Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker...
March 24th, 202101106
Durham County Council paid tribute to all those who have died or lost loved ones from coronavirus this week.
To mark the one-year anniversary of the first national lockdown, the local authority joined a national day of reflection.
Following on from a minute’s silence at noon Tuesday, the council also lit up County Hall in...
March 24th, 202101469
Social workers across County Durham have been celebrated as part of World Social Work Day.
Taking part in a number of activities to mark the day, staff at Durham County Council have been thanked for their continued support of vulnerable residents, particularly throughout the pandemic.
The council’s heads of adult care and...
March 24th, 202101606
Six businesses in Newton Aycliffe have so far benefited from a pot of funding designed specifically to help them recover from Covid.
The £5m Durham Business Recovery grant, funded by Durham County Council, is aimed at businesses affected by the Covid-19 crisis who are developing credible plans to meet the challenges caused by the...
March 23rd, 202101205
Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP), a leading health and wellbeing charity, joined in a minute’s silence on Tuesday to mark a National Day of Reflection, as it has been one year since the start of the first Covid-19 lockdown in the UK.
They also displayed bright yellow flowers throughout the Newton Aycliffe centre to honour those...
March 23rd, 202101171
Durham County Council has pledged to go further in the fight against fly-tipping as the number of incidents across County Durham falls for the fourth year running.
According to figures released by DEFRA, the local authority dealt with 6,548 cases in 2019-2020, a ten per cent reduction in the number of incidents compared to the...
March 23rd, 202101254
In every issue of our Aycliffe Business magazine, we take a break and sit down with a different employee or business owner/leader to ask them 20 questions about a variety of subjects.
In our latest edition, Jonathan Anderson from razorblue answers our 20 questions over a cuppa…
1: What do you do?A: Managing director of business...