January 24th, 201801791Staff and students from Greenfield Community College enjoyed the amazing Tim Peake experience as part of a full programme of space age events and activities that have been held to coincide with the tour of the Soyuz descent model TMA-19M.
The Spacecraft arrived at the Locomotion Museum in Shildon in November 2017 and has been the...
January 23rd, 201801487Cyber security is to come under the spotlight as police demonstrate a live hack to encourage businesses to protect themselves.
The safety of the online world is a hot topic with threats from hackers, criminals, activists, terrorists and even disgruntled employees who target vulnerable firms.
Now the North East Cyber Crime Unit...
January 23rd, 201801897An IT company has enjoyed its best quarter yet after seeing revenue increase by 29% to cap a memorable 2017.
razorblue last year rolled out new wireless technology across Aycliffe Business Park which provides cost-effective super-fast internet access with speeds of up to 1,000 MB, .
The Catterick-based firm has also created a new...
January 22nd, 201801818Woodham Academy students descended on Tim Peake’s space capsule during an out-of-this-world school trip.
In June 2016, the UK astronaut returned to Earth in the Soyuz descent module after six months on board the International Space Station (ISS).
Woodham Academy students visited the Soyuz capsule, which is currently on display at...
January 22nd, 201801919It was another weather affected weekend for the Aycliffe Juniors football teams.
The highlight was for our Under 6 team who enjoyed some Friday night football.
The Under 6’s were invited to play at Newcastle United’s Academy on Friday. It was a great experience for Dom, Denver, Dan, Jonah, Kai, Mason, Jack, Jensen, Marley and...
January 19th, 201801691A Newton Aycliffe resident has had his bid to relaunch the New Great Aycliffe Show rejected by councillors.
During a meeting of Great Aycliffe Town Council’s recreation committee, members voted to decline Russ Gibson’s proposal to bring back the popular historical event – a show which at its peak attracted 20,000 visitors, but...
January 18th, 201801439Work is continuing across County Durham to ensure minimum disruption for residents following heavy snowfall.
Teams from across Durham County Council have been working hard from Wednesday evening, with gritters and snow ploughs out overnight and throughout the day to keep roads and paths clear wherever possible.
The gritters have...
January 18th, 201801318Teams from across many areas of Durham County Council are working hard to ensure services are disrupted as little as possible during the current winter weather.
Gritters and snow ploughs have been out throughout the night on priority one routes in all areas as well as on priority two routes in the Pennines. They will continue to work...
January 17th, 201801575Students from Greenfield Community College once again provided first class entertainment for staff and students as they competed for the top places in the annual ‘Greenfield’s Got Talent’ competition.
The hall was full to capacity as the audience enjoyed each and every performance with lots of laughs and applause for the variety...
January 17th, 201811400Two regional police commissioners have signed an innovative new plan aimed at cutting reoffending.
Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner for Durham, Ron Hogg, and his colleague for Cleveland Police signed the new agreement at the Crown Prosecution Service offices in Middlesbrough.
The Cleveland and Durham Local Criminal Justice...
