April 1st, 201745784Newton Aycliffe will today fall into complete darkness during a spectacular full eclipse of the sun.
Scientists say the blackout will only affect the South West area of County Durham during the once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon, known as a Polar Foil.
A group of Pagan worshipers from Wiltshire are set to descend on the town for the...
March 31st, 201722109Three local councillors have started their election campaign with a promotional video.
Cllr John D Clare, whose Facebook blog has nearly 1,600 followers, has recently started vlogging (online video blogs).
Edited by his son, the promotional video – which can be seen here – showcases the achievements of Cllr Clare and his County...
March 31st, 201713626A hair dressing team which specialises in extensions continues to grow after adding a new member to its team.
Globetrotting Chloe Ladbury has joined Lox of Love on Aycliffe Business Park after a 10-month tour around the world.
The 25-year-old – pictured above (centre) with the firm’s managing director Victoria Cartwright and...
March 31st, 201702055One of the men behind the new University Technical College concept visited the North-East’s first UTC on Aycliffe Business Park.
Former Education Secretary Lord Kenneth Baker is one of the founding partners of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust.
He, along with Lord Dearing, had a vision to fill a gap that they had seen develop...
March 31st, 201722634Newton Aycliffe manufacturer PWS celebrated a double success after picking up two award in successive weeks.
The leading kitchen distributor and bespoke worksurface manufacturer won the Manufacturing Award at the Durham, South Tyneside and Sunderland heat of the North East Business Awards.
PWS beat off competition from Siemens to...
March 30th, 201702781Hartlepool TDSOB 7, Newton Aycliffe 1st XV 33
Newton Aycliffe 1st XV moved a step closer to league glory with a comfortable win in Hartlepool last Saturday.
The last encounter between the two sides ended in a near-on century scored for Aycliffe, however, as with many teams, squads fielded at home are often stronger than those which...
March 30th, 201702675Aycliffe Business Park is home to hundreds of major employers including Gestamp Tallent, Hitachi Rail Europe, 3M, Inovyn, Husqvarna and PWS.
Aycliffe Today Business is the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park – mailed and delivered exclusively across the park six times a year, with a print readership of 8,000 plus thousands more...
March 30th, 201702535Aycliffe Running Club organised a bus trip on Saturday March 11 to Dentdale.
This year there was a choice of two distances 7.9 miles and 14.1 miles. They both followed the same route but the shorter course cut off back into the village just past the half way point.
It is an undulating, uphill and down dale, scenic road race in and...
March 29th, 201702838Newton Aycliffe construction company Finley Structures will fabricate and erect 1,000 tonnes of steel after sealing a double deal.
The family-run firm, based on Aycliffe Business Park, is working for the first time with Leeds-based main contractor GMI Construction on a new distribution centre in Lancashire, involving 465 tonnes of...
March 29th, 201762344Police have praised drivers for listening to their messages during a week-long mobile phone campaign.
Officers from the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit (CDSOU) issued a total of 46 fixed penalty notices for mobile phone use while driving, in a campaign which started on Wednesday March 1.
The week of action coincided...
