August 9th, 201602690More than 50 businesses will come together to offer advice to potential and existing companies looking to start-up or grow.
The inaugural Durham Business Information Exchange (DBIE), which is being organised by Business Durham, the economic development company for County Durham, will be held at the Xcel Centre on Aycliffe Business...
August 9th, 201602381Although the summer holidays are well underway, a group of 42 Aycliffe students chose to go back to school... but not for their usual lessons.
The students who are all due to start in Year 7 at Woodham Academy, in September, spent the week at summer school.
Each day was action packed with students participating in robotics with VEX...
August 9th, 201602223A sophisticated system to weigh multiple train carriages at the same time has been installed at Hitachi Rail Europe’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.
Barnsley-based Weighwell Engineering says it has implemented a full train weighing system (PTW 500-VB2X) at Hitachi's £82m factory on Aycliffe Business Park.
The portable...
August 8th, 201602231A round-up of the weekend's cricket action...
Saturday 6th August – NYSD Division 2
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Darlington 2nd XI – weather was warm and sunny. Darlington won the toss and chose to bat first.
Darlington 2nd XI 221 for 6 after 50 overs
Patrick Howe 3 for 35, Jack Slatcher 1 for 27 and Mark Woodhead 1 for 53
Newton...
August 8th, 201602098A free workshop to help prevent the development of diabetes will be held in Newton Aycliffe next week.
Love Your Life County Durham is a sport, physical activity and education programme that aims to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes by getting people active and improving their lifestyle.
The Pioneering Care Partnership is...
August 8th, 201612199Newton Aycliffe face a replay in their FA Cup tie with Washington after a four-goal stalemate at the weekend.
Aycliffe opened the 2016-17 season with a 2-2 draw at fellow Northern League first division side Washington in the extra preliminary round of the competition on Saturday.
Mark Davison gave Washington an early lead before...
August 5th, 201602345Special celebrations to mark a milestone in the history of the Stockton and Darlington Railway will see an afternoon of non-stop activity and entertainment.
The Friends of the Stockton and Darlington Railway have organized an event which will feature steam train rides, heritage walks, exhibitions, displays and performances by local...
August 5th, 201601892Following the success of the U13 Boys District Cricket Festival, Woodham Academy U13s cricket team were invited to the Durham County School Games Finals Day held at Maiden Castle.
Just to be at the event and be part of the top six schools in the county was an outstanding achievement.
Throughout the day the team showed great spirit...
August 4th, 201601938The Alzheimer’s Society will be holding an informal information and drop-in session next week.
The three-hour information event will be held in the Community Pod (pictured) at the Pioneering Care Centre, Cobblers Hall, on Wednesday 10th August, between 10am and 1pm.
Dementia advisor Hannah Johnson said: “Dementia can happen to...
August 4th, 201603785Newton Aycliffe’s MP Phil Wilson was married at the Houses of Parliament last weekend.
The Labour MP for Sedgefield married temporary chief superintendent Kerrin Smith, of Durham Police, in The Chapel of St Mary Undercroft at the Palace of Westminster on Saturday (30th July).
Around 100 family, friends and dignitaries attended...
