Great Aycliffe Town Council hosted the first SK8 event to celebrate the new skate park facility which was opened earlier this year. Some of the best professional riders arrived from across the country to demonstrate their skills and show off what can be done using the new ramps. Fearless Ramps and the professional riders were on hand to...

Crafter’s Companion has been placed 73rd in the Sunday Times WorldFirst SME Export Track 100 list. The Sunday Times WorldFirst SME Export Track 100 ranks Britain’s 100 small and medium-sized (SME) companies with the fastest-growing international sales throughout the latest two years. Crafter’s Companion currently exports to more than...

Greenfield students had a difficult act to following their brilliant success in last year’s ‘School of Rock’. But after months of rehearsals and commitment by students and staff (and former students) the Greenfield production was sensational, unearthing new talent and wowing the audience with the zany and colourful musical Little Shop of...

Booze brewed in Newton Aycliffe will help form part of celebrations to mark five decades of partnership between County Durham and its German twin town. A programme of live music, film, poetry and storytelling, all with a German theme, will be centred in and around Durham City’s Millennium Place on Thursday, June 13. And visitors can enjoy...

The region’s largest engineering and manufacturing network has appointed a network support manager to work with the team on its continued growth. Kaye Collins has joined the Engineering and Manufacturing Network (EMN) to enhance the support currently offered to companies across the North East. The network, led by a board of industry...

The Year 7, 8 and 9 basketball teams from Woodham Academy were recently representing the Sedgefield District in the Durham Youth Sport Games at Maiden Castle, Durham. Having progressed through the qualification rounds unbeaten, the students were keen to compete against the best players in the county. Under the guidance of Woodham Academy...

A 27-year-old who was born and raised in County Durham has become the youngest person to be elected as Chairman of the area’s local authority. Cllr Katie Corrigan was officially installed as Chairman at Durham County Council’s Annual Meeting today (Wednesday, 22 May) and is the youngest elected member to hold the office in the council’s...

International shower designer and manufacturer Roman has appointed Graham Speed as their new commercial director. Speed joined Roman 20 years ago and has worked in various positions within the company prior to his new appointment. His story at Roman began in February 1999 as fabrication supervisor, where he looked after all the in house...

Officers from Newton Aycliffe Neighbourhood Team teamed up with local schools this week to tackle road safety. With around 2,000 deaths or serious injuries happening on roads around schools nationwide every year, officers in the town held a week of action to try to reduce issues that contribute to the problem, like excessive speed and...

A round-up of the weekend’s cricket action… Saturday 25th May – NYSD Division 2 Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Norton 1st XI – weather was showery and overcast. Norton won the toss and chose to bat first. Norton 1st XI 139 for 9 after 50 overs Michael Howe 4 for 32, Luke Telford 3 for 21 and Patrick Howe 1 for 9 Newton Aycliffe 1st...