September 25th, 201722803The Pioneering Care Partnership’s green-fingered gardeners were thrilled to receive a donation of £700 from Newton Aycliffe’s famous Honest John.
PCP chief executive Carol Gaskarth said: “Local donations and support has been overwhelming and we cannot thank John enough for this very generous contribution.
“Our dedicated...
September 25th, 201701679A popular networking event which has connected hundreds of businesses in County Durham has celebrated its second birthday.
Durham 2sday was created by Business Durham, the economic development company for County Durham. It has attracted more than 1,000 businesses to Esquire’s Coffee Shop in Durham City on the second Tuesday of every...
September 22nd, 201701476‘Let’s cut deaths’ – that’s the message from police as they join a European-wide bid to reduce casualties on the road today.
Durham Constabulary have made a road safety pledge on ‘European Day Without A Road Death’.
The campaign, coined Project Edward, has been launched by the European Traffic Police network after...
September 22nd, 201701746Business owners are being called upon to tell the police about their experiences of cybercrime, thanks to a new survey available across the region.
Over 50% of crime is conducted online. To help combat this, the North East’s three Police and Crime Commissioners are working very closely with the Institute of Directors and the...
September 21st, 201701744A group of businesses have clubbed together to support a club’s coast to coast charity bike-ride after one of its riders received heart surgery.
Following his operation to fix an erratic heart rate Councillor Peter Brookes, from Durham County Council, helped organise the fundraiser and enlisted the support of a group of businesses...
September 21st, 201701860Marketing professional Grace Porter has joined Resolution Media and Publishing as the firm’s new business development executive.
The 28-year-old Newtonian, who runs her own marketing company, has joined the Middlesbrough-based publishers to aid the firm’s business development.
Porter, from Newton Aycliffe, is tasked with...
September 21st, 201701677Staff at Greenfield Community College say they’re thrilled with the initial progress made by returning students and the way that they have encouraged and assisted the new intake of Year 7 students to make the transition a happy and welcoming experience, laying excellent foundations for the years ahead.
Executive Headteacher David...
September 20th, 201701701Newton Aycliffe crashed to their sixth straight defeat under the lights at Moore Lane Park this week.
The Newtonians have dropped to second-bottom in the Northern League first division after they were beaten 2-0 by seventh-placed side North Shields on Tuesday night.
It was Aycliffe’s fifth consecutive league defeat after the...
September 20th, 201702370Nearly 500 people are counting the cost of committing environmental crimes in County Durham.
Durham County Council issued 481 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) between April 1 and August 31 this year for offences including littering, flytipping, dog fouling, having untidy yards or gardens and carrying waste without the correct...
September 20th, 201701658Shower designer and manufacturer Roman has celebrated winning the Queens Award for international trade with all staff at the firm’s headquarters in Newton Aycliffe.
A presentation was made by the Queens representative, the Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, after Roman announced earlier this year it had won the Queens Award for...
