March 14th, 201602999A Newton Aycliffe fire officer ran 48 miles in a day at the weekend to raise money for the Fire Fighters Charity.
Rob Cherrie joined chief fire officer (CFO) for County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service Stuart Errington and officers Phil Innis and Dan Wootton in the ultra challenge on Sunday.
They ran 48 miles from...
March 14th, 201602627Newton Aycliffe-based supplier of subsea cable protection Tekmar has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Barry Cooper as operations manager.
Bringing more than 15 years of experience in the offshore sector, Barry has served in several senior management and leadership roles in businesses including Technip...
March 14th, 201605345Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Inspector Mark Edwards returns with the Aycliffe Blue Blog...
Hello all, from out of the void comes another blog from yours truly here at the Neighbourhood Policing Team. I’ve been quiet of late and for that I do apologise.
THE NEWS: I return with some doom and gloom news unfortunately. You may...
March 14th, 201602510Newcastle Benfield 2, Newton Aycliffe 1
By Bob Wood
Newton Aycliffe returned to action after yet another weather break with a disappointing loss at Newcastle Benfield.
The game was played on a heavy pitch which had seen an abandonment just three days earlier but fortunately had recovered sufficiently to allow the match to go...
March 14th, 201602205Arguments over the UK’s membership of the European Union should be about policy not personality, according to the chairman of the Institute of Directors in the North East.
Speaking at the IoD’s Business Leaders' Dinner at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead hotel, IoD chairman Graham Robb criticised those who chose to “play the man,...
March 11th, 201604142The new care home being built on the former police station site along Central Avenue is set to open later this year.
And its residents will benefit from a range of facilities including Wi-Fi access, a beauty salon and plasma TVs.
Building work has started on the home by Helen McArdle Care, which will provide 56 rooms.
The...
March 11th, 201603083Crafter’s Companion founder Sara Davies talks exclusively to Aycliffe Today Business editor Martin Walker...
Almost four long years have passed since Holiways went out of business – but its building is now set to get a new lease of life.
Newton Aycliffe will welcome one of County Durham’s biggest success stories when the...
March 11th, 201602442Councillors in County Durham will be asked to agree changes to free school transport entitlement when they meet next week.
A report to Durham County Council’s Cabinet recommends the removal of automatic entitlement to free home to school transport for some students where this is currently provided at the council’s...
March 11th, 201602726Editor Martin Walker introduces the 21st edition of Aycliffe Today Business...
This year is already proving to be a hugely positive one – not just for Aycliffe Today, but judging by all of the really positive news that has emanated from the business park in only the first two months of 2016.
The arrival of Crafter’s Companion...
March 11th, 201602069Newton Aycliffe’s Northern League side face a crunch week of fixtures with four games in the space of seven days.
Peter Dixon’s side are still fourth in the first division despite their last two league games being postponed – at Washington last weekend and at home to West Auckland in midweek.
Aycliffe, like many teams, now...
