Police are reminding members of the public who may be planning to buy vehicles such as motorcycles, mini motos, electric scooters and quad bikes as Christmas presents to check the laws before buying. These vehicles, including Go Ped’s and Segways, are classed as mechanically propelled vehicles and as such are subject to road traffic...

Teesside International has reached a major milestone after it was revealed low-cost operator Ryanair is set to begin flying from the airport – with tickets now on sale. Two services per week to both Alicante and Palma, Majorca from Teesside – Newton Aycliffe’s nearest airport – will start in just five months’ time, helping people...

Newton Aycliffe firm Excelpoint is celebrating a new partnership with global software specialist Altia-ABM. The new deal will see the Aycliffe Business Park-based business provide a software platform for future Altia-ABM customer solutions. It will also extend the technical capabilities of Altia-ABM and broaden the reach of Excelpoint into...

Hundreds of people from across County Durham attended virtual events this autumn to recognise the community response to the pandemic and help shape the future of their local area. Over the last two months, Durham County Council’s 14 Area Action Partnerships (AAP) staged Better for Everyone sessions to gather views on a wide range of issues...

After an overwhelming response, health and wellbeing charity Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) and County Durham NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are delighted to announce that over £49,000 has been awarded to establish ‘Happiness Hubs’ across County Durham and Darlington. Happiness Hubs aim to provide safe spaces for local people...

A steel fabrication firm is confident about the future after enjoying a raft of contract wins since the first lockdown. Newton Aycliffe construction specialists Finley Structures have won seven new contracts – totalling 2,000 tonnes of steel – since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold earlier this year. The family-run firm are also...

Enforcement officers are warning flytippers that they risk being stripped of their vehicles this Christmas. The warning comes after a number of vehicles found to have been used in flytipping incidents in County Durham were taken off their owners for good. Neighbourhood wardens from Durham County Council seized four vehicles as part of...

Local businessman John Wade has launched ambitious plans to turn Aycliffe Quarry into a “thriving” retail development. An application has been submitted to Durham County Council – proposing a mixed-use commercial development including retail and a hotel – on a site just over the road from the Forrest Park development, which will...

Newton Aycliffe Youth Football Club have launched a striking new-look home kit for their players. The club partnered with Middlesbrough firm Farrelly’s, who provided an initial choice of 14 options. They were narrowed down to two, with managers and coaches across all age groups voting on the final option. Club Chairman Martin Smails...

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, Laura Flood, from Aycliffe-based C&A Embroidery and Print, answers our 20 questions over a cuppa… 1: What do you do?A: Director...