A scheme is being offered to organisations to help employers support members of their workforce who are also unpaid carers. Durham County Council’s Employers for Carers scheme is an umbrella partnership with Darlington Borough Council and Carers UK to ensure small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are well-equipped with the tools to support their...

A Newton Aycliffe community group has paid tribute to a well-known local charity fundraiser after he was forced to retire. John Hilton – better known as “Honest John” – says he’s had to end his charity work through ill-health. Honest John has raised tends of thousands of pounds for local good causes over the years by selling...

Finley Structures goes into 2020 with a record order book, after a record year of sales – and with its 20th birthday to look forward to later this year. The phenomenal success story of the family-run steel firm continues into another new year after Finley recorded a record £17.6m turnover in 2019. And the firm’s order book is better...

Durham County Council is using rubber waste from worn tyres to create more durable and environmentally friendly road surfaces. The local authority is working with its road surfacing contractor, Rainton Construction, to create what it believes are the first roads in the country to be resurfaced with more than one recyclable material. Over the...

Local charity the Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) is hosting a free learning roadshow on Thursday, March 5, from 10am until 12noon. Providers including Bishop Auckland College, DCC Adult Learning Skills Service, The Care Academy and The Learning Curve Group will be on hand to provide information about the huge range of opportunities...

By Colin Young With a 60-strong Task Force consisting of mainly ex-Forces personnel offering both covert and overt surveillance on their premises, no wonder companies and businesses under the watchful eye of Sparta Security feel safe and secure. The Newton Aycliffe-based security operation has implemented its bespoke services to companies...

Aycliffe Today business manager Sharon Hutchinson introduces the 43rd issue of Aycliffe Today Business... Some of you will have already read online that I was recently appointed the new business manager for Aycliffe Today. As a proud Newtonian – and a huge champion of Aycliffe Business Park – this was a decision that didn’t take me...

A workshop aimed at finding environmental energy solutions for communities in the North East attracted green-geared participants when it held its first session this month. Low-carbon solutions were the focus of a new networking event, aimed at bringing together people with an interest in community led energy projects. The Community Energy...

Logistics firm Stiller Warehousing and Distribution is already reaping the rewards of becoming the North-East distributor of a hazardous freight network. The Newton Aycliffe firm has already won more than £100,000-worth of new contracts after becoming the regional member of Hazchem less than a year ago. Stiller can now transport hazardous...

By Donna Campbell As has been the trend for the last few weeks, our racing was again affected by the weather with Storm Dennis causing two of the cross country races to be cancelled. These were the Richmond fixture in the NYSD league and the Thornley Hall fixture in the Harrier League. This fixture had already been cancelled the week prior...