By Adam Cayless U9’s Whites were unlucky against Farringdon ISL on Saturday. Holding their own for most of the game, just letting in three scrappy goals again towards the end. U9’s Blacks played away at Hartlepool St Francis Royals. Not our best display, conceding a number of goals before half time, but a much improved 2nd half...

A new marketing initiative from Visit County Durham is enlisting the support of bloggers and Instagrammers from across the region to showcase the county to new audiences. The Blog Squad, featuring a curated group of content partners who will be providing guest blogs for the county’s official tourism website, thisisdurham.com, is part of the...

A historic hall will host a popular business awards event after a three-year hiatus. Aycliffe Business Park’s Make Your Mark awards are scheduled to return in May next year. And for its first time, the awards event will be held in the 17th Century, listed Redworth Hall Hotel, on the outskirts of Aycliffe. Organisers are now seeking...

West Auckland Town 1, Newton Aycliffe 2 By Joe Ramage Andrei Ardelean scored his fourth goal in three games after quarter-of-an-hour before strike partner Adam Burnicle added a quickfire second for Colin Stromsoy’s side almost immediately from the restart. Aycliffe looked set to see out the first half fairly comfortably before Corey...

Businesses and organisations will be shown how to re-use materials and reduce waste at a free event at Teesside University. The Circular Economy Club is organising the free networking event which is being hosted at Teesside University International Business School on Wednesday 27th October. Local businesses including TeeGene Biotech and TARA...

The findings of a review into the future use of Durham County Council’s new headquarters building will be discussed this week. Members of the authority’s cabinet will be asked to agree a number of recommendations regarding the new building at the Sands in Durham City, when they meet on Wednesday (September 29). A report, to be presented...

Teesside University’s contribution to levelling up in the Tees Valley has been praised by a senior government minister. As part of his first official visit since being appointed Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP toured Teesside University’s National Horizons Centre at Central Park in...

Bitcoin entrepreneur taps into spare Canadian power to launch Vancouver venture. Alex Lineton is the cover feature for the 53rd issue of Aycliffe Business - the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park since 2012. Click here to read it.  ...

Woodham Academy are delighted to announce the appointment of James Clark and Jennie Harrison as Head Boy and Head Girl. The candidates were interviewed by the school’s head Andrew Bell, heard of Year 11 Vikki Fawcett and leadership Academy co-ordinator Sarah Aitken. The appointment was based on a rigorous process, following a letter of...

The road to an HGV driving career has been made easier thanks to a new partnership between logistics firm Stiller Warehousing and Distribution and Darlington College. With a national shortage of drivers in the news, Newton Aycliffe-based firm Stiller had already responded to the challenge by considering how it could attract more people. And...