March 20th, 202001953It has a new team, a new look and a new name!
Aycliffe Today has relaunched its business magazine, with the new name Aycliffe Business.
Business manager Sharon Hutchinson, clearly making her mark after being appointed to her new role in January, said: “We’re delighted with the new product – it really is completely...
March 20th, 202001818Woodham Academy’s Dance Academy have been working exceptionally hard to prepare for a very busy half-term.
They rehearse every Wednesday after school and dedicate time over lunch to prepare.
The Dance Academy travelled to Halifax to compete in ‘The Great Big Dance Off’ earlier this month.
This prestigious competition holds...
March 20th, 202001789Victims and witnesses will be better informed as they prepare for attending court, following a conference.
New and innovative resource booklets have been created to provide clear and easy to follow advice to victims and witnesses to help them to best prepare for attending court.
The resources have been developed by Intermediaries...
March 20th, 202003234We’ve relaunched our business magazine, and it has a new name – Aycliffe Business!
The 44th issue of Aycliffe Business – the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park – features an interview with Avec Partnership owners Sarah Monk and Julie Sowerby, brilliantly written by freelance writer and former Northern Echo editor Peter...
March 19th, 202001841A group of Yr9 students recently attended a Durham4schools workshop, The Normans in Durham, at Palace Green Library.
They had a very informative guided tour of Durham Castle visiting the Great Hall, Buttery, Black Staircase and other areas not usually open to visitors.
Along the way they learnt how the castle was built up and why...
March 18th, 202002242By Donna Campbell
After a better week last week it was back to races being cancelled again this week but for reasons other than the weather.
However, local Parkruns still took place as did a few races.
On Saturday at Shildon Cliff Pickering achieved a PB for that course in 32.05.
In Sedgefield, Richard MacFarlane achieved...
March 18th, 202011762The leader of Durham County Council has outlined the steps it has taken to “provide community leadership and support to our communities in what are truly unprecedented, uncertain and challenging times for everyone.”
Cllr Simon Henig addressed a meeting of the authority’s cabinet on Wednesday, on its response to continuously...
March 18th, 202011855An innovative, problem-solving healthcare supplier and a cutting-edge electronics firm are collaborating on a new product which could potentially save the NHS £250m a year.
Quality Hospital Solutions (QHS), led by Newtonian Andrew Turner, and PragmatIC, both based at the North East Technology Park (NETPark) in Sedgefield, are working...
March 17th, 202001678A County Durham food festival has been cancelled in response to government guidance on Coronavirus.
Durham County Council has taken the decision to cancel the Bishop Auckland Food Festival, following government advice on measures which should be taken to limit the spread of COVID-19.
The event was due to take place on April...
March 17th, 202001623Work to encourage dog owners to be more responsible has seen a welcome fall in the number of complaints about dog fouling and stray dogs in County Durham.
Durham County Council launched a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in 2017 to tackle issues such as dog fouling and stray dogs, making it an offence to allow a dog to stray,...