February 17th, 202303547Gestamp plant director Jonathan Phillips features on the front cover of the first Aycliffe Business of 2023.
BTS Facades boss Phil Atkinson provides the guest foreword for the January-February edition which also includes features with Valhalla North, Business Durham, Excelpoint, New Energy and Building Services Solutions and Jacksons...
February 17th, 202301530The Tees region’s fastest growing businesses have been publicly acclaimed in a new awards ceremony.
The inaugural VelociTees awards – organised by Aycliffe Business' sister publication Tees Business, in partnership with headline sponsor Azets – saw around 140 people attend Wynyard Hall to recognise our area’s best business...
February 16th, 202301555By Paul Blythe
A round-up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section.
Under 7’s Whites – Engaged in a goal fest against Gateshead. A great performance from the team, who all enjoyed there football. Goals from Oliver and Felix (2). POTM was Matilda, and parents POTM was Felix.
Under 7’s Juniors –...
February 16th, 202301028PD Ports has taken another stride towards achieving its ambitious decarbonisation targets with the delivery of its first, fully electric vehicle at Tees Dock following a successful trial.
The electric van, which is the first of three to be delivered in this phase, is part of the company’s wider plans to eliminate fossil fuel usage...
February 15th, 20230726By Steven Dawson
There has been more positive news for club members, continuing the good start to 2023.
On Saturday, February 4, one member took part in the North East Masters Athletics Association Cross Country Championships at Croft Circuit.
Alan Wilks completed the course in a time of 36:42 finishing first in the Men’s...
February 15th, 20230812Woodham Academy has recently become one of just 12 schools to be recognised as a Steplab Coaching Hub for its innovative use of instructional coaching tools to improve teaching and learning.
Steplab Coaching Hubs are schools from around the country that are using the Steplab professional learning platform in unique and interesting...
February 14th, 202301359Newton Aycliffe went seven points clear at the top of the Northern League first division, winning their 10th game on the spin this week.
Friday night football at The SecuriCorp Stadium for the first time this season last week, which saw a good crowd of 265 and a very competitive game as Aycliffe made it nine league wins in a row....
February 14th, 202301036A Newton Aycliffe firm has been named as a supplier for a key public sector framework.
Excelpoint has been added to the Crown Commercial Service (CCS’s) G-Cloud 13 framework to supply public sector organisations with no-code software solutions.
G-Cloud 13 is the latest iteration of the government framework managed by the CCS....
February 13th, 20230838Aycliffe racing driver Scarlet Whitaker Dunn has returned to the racetrack for the first time in 2023.
Battling against the extremely cold conditions and a very busy racetrack, Scarlet still managed to put in some very impressive laps around the Warden Law circuit in Sunderland.
Scarlet, aged 11, is a pupil at Woodham Academy and...
February 10th, 20230807An employment referral app is helping a number of care providers across County Durham to recruit and retain high quality care staff.
Durham County Council is supporting a group of providers to pilot the technology, with more than 100 care staff having already been recruited by one organisation alone.
Care Friends allows staff...
