A Newton Aycliffe-based firm has had controversial plans to build near a quiet village accepted by councillors despite concerns from nearby residents. The quaint village of Thorpe Thewles, near Stockton, is to increase in size by a third after councillors gave more than 30 new homes the thumbs-up. Homes by Carlton – the Aycliffe Business...

By Donna Campbell It was back to busy ways for our runners which also saw some competing in a track event. The week’s racing started on Wednesday the first even being the Cock Crow 5k in Jarrow. Alan Wilks was our only runner at this event and he was First 0/70 in a time of 22.25. Wednesday also saw runners take part in the 5th race in...

A service which works with young people and helps prevent them from re-offending has been commended for including children and young people in its decision making. County Durham Youth Justice Service, formerly County Durham Youth Offending Service, was presented with Investors in Children Status for the work it does to involve young people in...

Middlesbrough mayor Andy Preston says a construction built using steel from Finley Structures marks the beginning of a new era for the town. Family-run Aycliffe firm Finley Structures completed a 685-tonne project on two structures at Middlesbrough’s Centre Square development. The 210,000 sq ft scheme, which is being delivered by Ashall...

A council has gained national recognition for its work to improve customer services using digital technology. Durham County Council won the Best Customer Experience Award at the Public Sector Paperless Awards this month. It follows work to enhance its digital services, which has resulted in more than 137,000 customers using the ‘Do it...

The Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) is celebrating after an award of £60,000 from the Wolfson Foundation, taking the total raised to almost £300,000. PCP chief executive Carol Gaskarth said: “PCP is absolutely thrilled to receive this grant from the Wolfson Foundation and it makes our target of raising £410,000 much more...

Plans to create a £140m business park with the potential to create up to 3,200 jobs have been approved. Forrest Park (Newton Aycliffe) has secured outline planning permission to develop a 55-hectare site located at the southeast of the town for commercial and manufacturing use. A 60-bed hotel, a public house, a roadside restaurant and...

By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe get their season underway this Saturday (August 3) when Whickham visit the Beaumont Landscapes Stadium. There will be several new faces added to the squad that finished 12th in last season's Ebac Northern League Division One. Colin Stromsoy has strengthened the team with ex Bishop Auckland player Shaun Ryder...

Abellio UK, recently awarded the new eight-year East Midlands Railway (EMR) franchise by the Department for Transport, has confirmed that it has now awarded a £400m contract to Hitachi Rail to build a pioneering new fleet of intercity trains. The new state of the art intercity trains will start operating in 2022 and will serve the main cities...

Work to build a smaller, more affordable headquarters for the region’s largest council is set to begin next month, paving the way for a new multi-million-pound business district at Aykley Heads, creating up to 6,000 new jobs and delivering a £400m boost to the county. Aykley Heads in Durham is already home to more than 30 businesses...