Youngsters at a County Durham primary school showed they were true eco champions as they helped launch a major litter picking campaign. Pupils from Cockton Hill Junior School were invited to Locomotion in Shildon for the launch of this year’s Big Spring Clean, led by Durham County Council. The annual campaign, which runs until May 5,...

A local cancer charity has thanked a Newton Aycliffe engineering firm for supporting it with donations totalling more than £10,000. Durham Precision Engineering, led by managing director Peter Coates, has been a steadfast supporter of Team Solan for the past seven years. The Aycliffe Business Park company, which employs 48 people, has...

The Aycliffe Street Food Market is making a return, bringing global flavours, local craft beers and free family-friendly entertainment to Aycliffe town centre every month. Based on visitor feedback and to better align with the town centre’s programme of events, the market will now take place every first Friday of the month. Kicking off on...

By Ryan Livingston Newton Aycliffe continued their play-off chasing charge with two consecutive victories, firstly against Garforth Town at The Ashcourt Stadium and then Bradford (Park Avenue) away. They now find themselves fourth in the table. On Saturday (March 22), they host seventh-placed Stocksbridge Park Steels, themselves with...

The 71st issue of Aycliffe Business features NC Group managing director Liam Noble on the front cover, after the training provider was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted recently. The first edition of 2025 also features Stiller Warehousing and Distribution, itec and Make Your Mark Awards sponsors Husqvarna UK, Business Durham and GEM...

Newton Aycliffe firm Roman has marked its 40th anniversary with a special celebration. The shower designer and manufacturer marked 40 years since its first day of trading on March 5, 1985, this week. The milestone was celebrated with all employees at the company’s headquarters on Aycliffe Business Park. To mark the occasion, CEO David...

By Paul Blythe A round up of Newton Aycliffe Juniors Action… W/E 23/02/2025 Under 8’s Blues – Travelled to Billingham Juniors Blues and were exceptional from start to finish, with goals from Jude (3), Nate, and Carter and a first ever clean sheet in the league for the team. POTM was Nate, PPOTM was Jude and OPOTM was...

Increasing access to free school meals, providing warm and welcoming spaces, supporting rural communities and helping businesses to thrive are just some examples of partnership work in action in County Durham. Next week, Durham County Council’s Cabinet will receive an update on the issues being addressed by the County Durham Partnership...

Plans for a new £2m warehouse for Aycliffe Business Park to service local industrial and automative sectors have been unveiled. Olympus Global, a distributor of high-quality engineered components, has submitted plans to develop a the new distribution facility along Durham Way North. The plans – which are being designed, delivered, and...

By Ryan Livingston Newton Aycliffe are carrying on their play-off push after two victories and a draw in the past three matches. Attention now turns to the visit of Garforth Town on Saturday – they are eighth, just two places behind Aycliffe, and they are the only side Aycliffe have not yet played. February 18 Newton Aycliffe 3-1...