Aycliffe steel firm works on £36m multi-use venue as part of Hull’s City of Culture

May 18th, 201732297 A Newton Aycliffe steel firm has been awarded a prestigious contract to help build a new £36m entertainment venue in Hull. Family-run Finley Structures has been handed a 960-tonne project to fabricate and erect the steel frame for Hull Venue, on behalf of main contractor Bam Construction. Hull Venue is a state-of-the-art, music...

Greenfield PE department gains Quality Mark status

May 17th, 201703175 Greenfield Community College’s PE department has been awarded the Association for Physical Education (afPE) Quality Mark for PE and School Sport. This prestigious award is a powerful way of celebrating the success of the department. The afPE Quality Mark recognises, through a thorough self-review and evaluation process, the...

Razor sharp new internet solution for companies on Aycliffe Business Park

May 17th, 201702224 Companies on the North-East’s biggest business park can now access exciting new wireless technology which provides cost-effective super-fast internet access with speeds of up to 1,000 MB. North East IT firm Razorblue, which has a track record of more than a decade of solving problems, has invested heavily to provide the new service...

Great Aycliffe Show bid in ‘advanced talks’ with events organisers

May 16th, 201702450 A Newton Aycliffe man bidding to relaunch the Great Aycliffe Show has revealed he is already in advanced talks with major events organisers to help him complete his ambitious attempt. Married father-of-three Russ Gibson wants to relaunch the once traditional annual event, which was dropped by Aycliffe Town Council in 2015 due to...

Simon Goon to leave Business Durham role

May 16th, 201701948 A leading figure in the region’s business community has announced he is to leave his post later this year. Simon Goon, managing director of Business Durham, is stepping down from his position at the economic development company to take up a job as chief operating office at Synoptica, an early-stage Artificial Intelligence company...

Woodham Academy success in £500k funding bid

May 15th, 201702311 Woodham Academy has been awarded over half a million pounds in capital funding following a successful bid to the Education Funding Agency. The funding is available to help schools with refurbishment costs and will finance the final stage of roof replacement as well as necessary electrical improvements. Woodham has attracted...

Seven-wicket home win for Aycliffe

May 15th, 201701867 Newton Aycliffe’s first team recorded a seven-wicket home win over Northallerton on Saturday. Here’s a round-up of the weekend’s cricket action... Saturday 13th May – NYSD Division 2 Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Northallerton 2nd XI – weather was dry and mild. Northallerton won the toss and chose to bat...

Ebac boss endorses Conservative candidate

May 15th, 201712885 The boss of Newton Aycliffe manufacturing firm Ebac has given his public backing to the Conservative candidate in the coming general election. The firm’s chairman John Elliott showed the Tory party’s Sedgefield candidate Dehenna Davison and Bishop Auckland candidate Chris Adams around his Aycliffe Business Park facility during a...

Five candidates for Sedgefield Constituency in General Election

May 13th, 201703429 Five candidates have been nominated for the Sedgefield seat in the 2017 General Election. One of the largest constituencies in the UK, the traditionally Labour seat of Sedgefield – previously held by ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair for 24 years – takes in Newton Aycliffe, which is its biggest town in terms of the...

Elected County councillors thank Aycliffe voters

May 13th, 201705570 Labour Party councillors have thanked voters for electing them to Durham County Council. But the local election was tinged with disappointment after two loyal and hard-working candidates lost their seats in shock results. Councillors Joan Gray and Mike Dixon lost out to Tory candidates Scott Durham and Paul Howell in the Aycliffe...