Students from Greenfield Community College have been rehearsing for their Performing Arts annual production. Due to unprecedented circumstances the show has been postponed, but will still take place at a later date. This year ‘Grease’ is the word, the popular film and musical is sure to attract a keen audience from all...

Children will soon be able to enjoy County Durham library service’s popular storytelling sessions in the comfort of their own homes. The Durham County Council service entertains youngsters by laying on sessions in libraries at which authors and others recite popular stories and poems. With the council’s libraries and some schools...

Property business Dixons Industrial Holdings (DIH) has been able to make the difference at Aycliffe Business Park, thanks to the North East Business Support Fund. Established in 2014, the business had identified a ‘next generation’ niche requirement in the fully-serviced SME office space market and required a branding strategy and launch...

The owner of a chain of Domino’s franchises – including the Newton Aycliffe outlet – has been praised after committing to deliver 300 free pizzas a day to health workers during the coronavirus crisis. Mike Racz, owner of the Wynyard-based Racz Group, says his Domino’s stores across the region will supply pizzas to hospitals, district...

Business Durham interim managing director Sarah Slaven provided the guest foreword for the 44th issue of the new-look Aycliffe Business magazine… I am delighted to be asked to write this preface for the relaunch of Aycliffe Business. While it may now have a slightly different name – and a distinctly different look – this printed and...

Community leader Nev Jones is urging the people of Newton Aycliffe to keep heeding government advice and stay off the streets during the Covid-19 lockdown. Nev, who runs local firm J&C Coaches as well as the Aycliffe Community Spirit group, spoke to Aycliffe Today in the first of a series of webchats on our Facebook page. “Nobody is...

Business owners across County Durham have spoken of their relief at the quick processing of support grants by Durham County Council. The grants were launched late last week to help businesses through the Coronavirus pandemic and council staff have since worked tirelessly to process payments. To date, the council has already supported 3,575...

Newton Aycliffe’s MP says he’s proud of the way the general public has reacted to social distancing measures – but insists we must keep it going for a few weeks yet, amid the coronavirus crisis. The Conservative MP for Sedgefield Paul Howell admits it’s difficult to maintain measures not seen in peace time – but that it has to be done...

Finley Structures has won a contract to fabricate 12,000 metres of steel for Durham County Council’s new futuristic offices on the banks of the river Wear. Work to build a smaller, more efficient headquarters for the region’s largest council began earlier this year, paving the way for a new multi-million-pound business district at Aykley...

Thousands of households across County Durham are set to benefit from extra help in covering the cost of their council tax bills during the coronavirus pandemic. Durham County Council already provides council tax discounts of up to 100 per cent to eligible households through its Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) and is one of only a small...