Newton Aycliffe 5, Tow Law 1 By Joe Ramage Newton Aycliffe returned to action on Saturday for the first time in five months, coming from behind to kick-start their pre-season with a comprehensive victory over Tow Law Town. The game was played behind closed doors due to current government and FA guidance which prohibits spectators at...

Plans for a major new business park in Durham City are progressing thanks to £6m of government funding. Durham County Council has secured the money from the government’s Getting Building Fund, which aims to deliver jobs, skills and infrastructure across the country. The funding will cover half the cost of the first building on the...

The swimming pool at Aycliffe Leisure Centre is set to reopen to the public next week. Six Durham County Council-run facilities will be welcoming swimmers back from Monday (August 10), for the first time since being forced to close in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. But sessions at Aycliffe – as well as at Louisa Centre, in Stanley,...

A historic town hall will reopen to the public this week after being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Durham Town Hall will also be extending its opening hours from one day a week to four days a week. The venue, in the city’s Market Place, had been open every Saturday until being forced to close in March due to government...

More businesses are set to benefit from a financial support scheme set up to help them deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Durham County Council is widening the eligibility criteria for its local Discretionary Grants Fund so that hundreds more businesses can benefit. The authority is making the changes to ensure that as much of...

Former Greenfield student Lauren Fletcher is to feature in the prestigious 2020 Photographers Awards Book, having been selected as one of the finalists in the category celebrating student talent. Lauren left Greenfield in 2017 and was inspired to specialise in photography following a school visit to an exhibition at Bowes Museum based upon the...

A collection service introduced to help people in County Durham access library books is to be extended. Durham County Council introduced its ‘pick and collect’ service earlier this month to enable people to borrow books for the first time since lockdown restrictions were introduced. Although anyone can use the service regardless of where...

Newton Aycliffe-based software innovator Excelpoint has undertaken a brand review and unveiled a new corporate brand identity and website. The new brand identity reflects Excelpoint’s commitment to achieving its vision of empowering organisations worldwide to create efficient enterprise-wide business systems and workflows, changing the way...

Students at Greenfield Community College have been given a valuable opportunity to work with professional artists and school staff as part of a creative summer learning programme led by Greenfield Arts. Staff and practitioners welcomed two groups of Year 6 students as part of a comprehensive offers to support and ensure a smooth transition to...

The boss of Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Group has revealed he will step down in the next year after the firm recorded another turnover hike. After 12 years with Tekmar, chief executive James Ritchie has decided to resign from the board, handing responsibility to Alasdair MacDonald. He will remain with the Aycliffe Business Park firm until...