June 19th, 20250293An inspirational intelligence specialist who has helped take some of the most prolific and dangerous criminals off the streets and found countless missing people has been honoured in the King’s Birthday Honours List.
Carole Johnson has spent most of her career working behind closed doors as manager of the sensitive Central...
June 18th, 20250362The 2025-26 edition of This Is Tees Valley will once again shine a national spotlight on one of the UK’s most ambitious and fast-growing regions – with local businesses and organisations invited to be part of it.
Now in its fifth year, this beautifully produced, annual national publication is produced by the publishers of Tees...
June 17th, 20250389Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket…
Saturday 14th June – NYSD Division 3
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Sedgefield 2nd XI – weather was hot and humid. Sedgefield won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 295 for 7 after 40 overs
Tom Dearden 88, Matty Greaves 50 not out and Joe Teasdale...
June 17th, 20250313Award-winning health and wellbeing charity Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) has once again been accredited as a Living Wage Employer, reaffirming its commitment to fairly paying employees and creating a great place to work across the North-East and beyond.
PCP joins over 15,000 UK employers committed to ensuring their employees earn...
June 17th, 20250324By Dave Robson
It can be as simple as asking someone, “are you OK?” – but for Karen Nelson, watching out for her colleagues’ physical and mental wellbeing is a key part of her working life.
A Senstronics employee for 24 years, training coordinator Karen is also one of its 10 health advocates – staff who, in addition to...
June 5th, 20250505Work to improve three key junctions along the A167 at Newton Aycliffe are now largely complete and all junctions are now fully open.
Improvements at Rushyford Roundabout, Central Avenue and Ricknall Lane will improve road capacity to help facilitate the planned housing development at the Copelaw site.
The upgrades, partially...
June 3rd, 20250519Newton Aycliffe’s cricket captain Chris Palmer made his 750th senior appearance for the club on Saturday in a home game against Stokesley.
Chris made his debut as a 15-year-old in 2000 and quickly established himself in the side, becoming a regular in the first team set up as well as keeping wicket for the league select side at both...
June 3rd, 20250492Care, compassion and teamwork – three key ingredients to Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) winning the Service Business of the Year title, according to its chief executive.
Wellbeing charity PCP was created in 1998 by Newton Aycliffe residents to develop a “one-stop shop” for disability services – and the Pioneering Care...
June 3rd, 20250501Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has taken on a new national leadership role to drive positive changes in road safety.
The County Durham and Darlington PCC has been appointed joint lead for Roads Policing on behalf of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC), alongside Warwickshire PCC Philip Seccombe.
The...
June 2nd, 20250392It’s the firm that never lets the grass grow under its feet – and now Husqvarna UK’s engineering excellence has been recognised with a Make Your Mark award.
Its evolution from manufacturing Flymo hover mowers to switching to more complex robotic mowers has been outstanding.
And it’s now the 2025 Engineering and...
