August 31st, 202002331A leading politician has praised a family-run County Durham construction company as it celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Former Secretary of State and one-time Tory leadership candidate Esther McVey visited Finley Structures in Newton Aycliffe, with local MP Paul Howell, to mark the firm’s milestone.
The steel fabrication...
August 31st, 202001724By Bob Wood
The new football season gets underway this week, a month behind schedule.
Newton Aycliffe's first competitive game sees them travel to Guisborough Town in the extra preliminary round of the Emirates FA Cup.
The game is to be played on Wednesday (September 2). In an acknowledgement of the tight fixture scheduling...
August 30th, 202001594Locks and lights will be fitted to hundreds of homes in County Durham and Darlington as part of an £800,000 scheme to reduce burglary and improve community safety.
Earlier this year, the Office of the Durham Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner (PCVC) submitted two bids to the Home Office’s £25million Safer Streets Fund,...
August 30th, 202001831A County Durham industrial cleaning contractor has its sights set on national expansion after growth fuelled by Durham Business Opportunities Programme (DBOP) Incubator Zone EMCON exhibition.
Ferryhill-based Orca Cleaning Services is one of over 50 companies from across County Durham who have taken part in the Incubator Zone since its...
August 29th, 202001523County Durham residents struggling with high energy bills can use a council service to assess where savings can be made.
Durham County Council’s Managing Money Better scheme can carry out a free home energy assessment, which includes:
• Assessing fuel bills and helping to switch suppliers if savings can be made.
• Making...
August 27th, 202001756Aycliffe Business’s sister publication, Tees Business, celebrated the launch of the Tees Tech Awards in August – with the virtual event being streamed as live on YouTube.
Thousands of people tuned into the inaugural event, which was designed to champion the Tees Valley’s tech and digital sector.
It was organised by Resolution...
August 27th, 202001733Newton Aycliffe 0, Spennymoor Town 1
By Joe Rammage
Newton Aycliffe gave an excellent account of themselves as they were narrowly beaten by Spennymoor Town at The Beaumont Landscapes Stadium.
Glen Taylor scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot 18 minutes from time as a game Aycliffe matched their Vanarama National...
August 27th, 202001919The Greenfield Community College ‘Class of 2020’ have faced an extraordinary number of challenges this year.
This made results day a very special occasion and a chance to finally celebrate the hard work and success of Year 11 students.
The results were very positive with a good proportion of students achieving 100% of their...
August 27th, 202001879Aycliffe Business’s sister publication Wear Business have launched a Covid recovery issue of its publication after a short delay.
Resolution Media and Publishing, owned by Aycliffe Business editor Martin Walker and his business partner Dave Allan, published the second issue of the business magazine seven months after officially...
August 26th, 202001638By Paul Dalton
Unfortunately, the last few months have seen club activities come to a standstill – but this doesn’t mean that the members of Aycliffe Running Club have been inactive.
Whilst racing as we know it has not taken place, many event organisers introduced the concept of ‘virtual’ races, and our members have...
