Paul McGeary’s tireless campaign to raise money and awareness for blood charity Bloodwise took a huge step towards breaking through the £40,000 mark with a recent hamper raffle organised by his mother, Mary Warke. Paul was 33 when he was diagnosed with Leukaemia five years ago, and despite being in remission for 15 initial months, he sadly...

The former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Vince Cable, has said he “understands” why thousands of his party’s supporters will vote for Labour candidates like Sedgefield’s Phil Wilson on Thursday. Sir Vince, who led his party to its best result in almost a decade earlier this year in the European elections, says “holding your...

Tekmar Energy has continued its expansion into the Asia offshore wind market with a substantial award in Taiwan from repeat client Seaway 7. The project is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of 2021, using 80 x 8MW Siemens Gamesa turbines. Tekmar Energy will be supplying 150 of their patented Tekmar Cable Protection Systems (CPS)...

North Shields 3 Newton Aycliffe 2 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe made the long trip to North Shields and lost 3-2 despite having had good chances to win the game. Aycliffe started brightly playing into the wind. They took the lead on six minutes when Liam Jarvie sprung the offside trap and finished past Shields keeper...

Aycliffe students have worked on a project to help mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Second World War concentration camps. On January 27, 2020, Holocaust Memorial Day will mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In commemoration for this landmark anniversary, the Holocaust Memorial Trust have organised...

Founder of £44m global brand, and youngest-ever TV Dragon, tells Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker that you can be astute in business and be nice to people at the same time… Despite her astronomical rise to fame, Sara Davies’ feet remain firmly on the ground in her native County Durham. Her emergence on BBC Two’s hit show Dragons’...

By Donna Campbell The weekend just gone was a very quiet one for the club by way of Parkruns, and not because the icy weather had resulted in some being cancelled. It was due to the fact that this weekend was time for the Ravenstonedale 10k. This has been a very popular race for the members of ARC over the last few years and this year was no...

Students from Greenfield Community College were amazed by future technology when they were given the opportunity to visit Nissan car plant in Sunderland. Students from Year 9 and 10 BTEC Engineering visited the factory as part of their studies and were able to see first-hand the hi-tech approach and intricacies of production of the Nissan Leaf...

Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair reckons Jeremy Corbyn has “no chance” of winning the 2019 general election. On a visit to UTC South Durham on Aycliffe Business Park, the controversial ex-Sedgefield MP said Labour has to find a way of getting itself back into the “mainstream”. But he hopes the Tories don’t get a “blank...

The Pioneering Care Partnership’s Becky Gustard has been crowned the Community Employee of the Year at the 2019 Investors in People Awards. The award aims to recognise someone who isn’t necessarily in a senior position but works just as hard as any leader, inspiring colleagues to be the very best they can be on a daily basis and rewards a...