razorblue CEO Dan Kitchen on how to protect your business from cyber attacks… 2020 was the year of the virus, both from a biological and a digital perspective. The sudden shift to remote working in response to Covid-19 intensified cyberattacks and breaches on a global scale. Hackers took advantage of the gaps in these new target-rich...

By Gary Beacom Another round-up of action from Newton Aycliffe FC's junior team games at the weekend. The U8 Blacks played against Darlington Spraire Lads. Aycliffe were outstanding from the kick off and headed into half time with smiles on their faces thanks to a first half hat trick from Regan and a goal from Fin. Darlington got a quick...

The Liberal Democrat Party is set to challenge Labour's grip of Aycliffe East in the forthcoming Durham County Council elections. The Lib Dems are aiming to win the two DCC seats available for the Aycliffe East area in the local elections on May 6. It comes after Aycliffe Today reported last Friday that the Lib Dems are aiming to win the...

In every issue of our Aycliffe Business magazine, we take a break and sit down with a different employee or business owner/leader to ask them 20 questions about a variety of subjects. In our latest edition, Ben Healey from Greystone Legal answers our 20 questions over a cuppa… 1: What do you do?A: I am a solicitor and partner of Greystone...

A Newton Aycliffe charity has offered their staff a weekly session to focus on wellbeing. The Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP), a leading health and wellbeing charity, have given their staff the opportunity to take a two-hour session out of their working week for activities to improve their overall mental health and wellbeing. Staff are...

Newton Aycliffe’s 2021 cricket season got under way at the weekend. Here’s Lee Weldon’s round-up… Saturday 17th April – NYSD Division 2 Blackhall 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was sunny and mild. Blackhall won the toss and chose to bowl first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 127 all out after 43.5 oversJack Slatcher 32,...

Councillors will be updated on County Durham’s health protection action plan and the indirect effects of the coronavirus pandemic on services this week. Durham County Council’s Cabinet will hear of some key health protection achievements, in an annual report overseen by the county’s Health Protection Assurance and Development Group...

EXCLUSIVE: Hitachi Rail’s chief operating officer for Rolling Stock UK Ross Nagle talks to Peter Barron about how the company has risen to the challenges of the past year – and is investing in the future at Newton Aycliffe... Pictures by Graeme Rowatt When someone with the global track record of Ross Nagle describes the team he works...

The two sitting Conservative MPs for Aycliffe North – including MP Paul Howell – are stepping down from their roles this year. Howell and Scott Durham, who were both also Conservative councillors for Darlington, are not running in the forthcoming Durham County Council elections. Tony Stubbs and David Sutton-Lloyd are picking up the Tory...

The battle grounds have been drawn for the forthcoming Durham County Council elections. Aycliffe Labour bid to defend their five seats of the seven positions available in the May 6 poll, with 27 candidates registered to fight for your votes. Tories step down as Lib Dems bid to take on Labour in Aycliffe North The full list of candidates...