Spring is always a very busy time for the 50 students of Woodham’s Dance Academy. This year is no exception and the extra work and effort that has been put in by staff and students has really paid off. They have choreographed and performed some complex pieces, varying in a range of styles, many of which were performed at the Christmas...

People are being invited to have their say on a draft masterplan setting out the future development of a key site in Newton Aycliffe. The Copelaw site is identified as a strategic housing site in Durham County Council’s County Durham Plan and has been earmarked for around 1,430 new homes. The council has just started work to upgrade the...

Optimum Skills are opening their doors to businesses across Aycliffe Business Park and beyond to provide cost-effective training solutions through Skills Bootcamps. Their Skills Bootcamps in Six Sigma Principles have proven to be one of the most popular with companies across various sectors, with manufacturing and production businesses taking...

By Paul Blythe A round-up of action from Newton Aycliffe FC’s junior teams last week… Under 8’s Reds - Faced Trimdon United, there were lots of positives from the game with the team showing a very good attitude. The goal was scored by Kian and MOTM was Alfie. Under 8’s Reds - Played their final Home game in 5v5 against Darlington...

An event to ignite a passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among young students was held in Newton Aycliffe last month. Aycliffe STEMfest, generously funded by the Great Aycliffe Middridge Partnership (GAMP), welcomed 180 enthusiastic students from nine primary schools for a day filled with exploration,...

A local voice of the Beeb will host the 2024 Aycliffe Business Make Your Mark Awards, being held in just two weeks. The Aycliffe Business Make Your Mark Awards will be held in the Coleman Suite at Hardwick Hall Hotel on the evening of Thursday, May 9, in front of at least 250 guests. An authentic voice of the local airwaves, popular BBC Tees...

By Steve Dawson It has been a busy week for Aycliffe Running Club with members travelling the length of the country and beyond. This started with two members travelling overseas to take part in the Magaluf Half Marathon and 10k. Trish Kay (2:14:35) represented the club in the half marathon, finishing first in the female over 60...

A bookable bus service has been launched in County Durham to make it easier for people to get to work – including for some who need to get to Aycliffe Business Park every day. Durham County Council has launched Link2work, a new flexible service which allows people to get the bus to work where local bus services are not available. The...

By Dave Robson There’s no substitute for skills and experience – and members of NC Group’s apprenticeship team have plenty of both. Between them, they have decades of on-the-job experience, meaning apprentices get a learning programme steeped in real-life skills. But because many of those skills are being taught by people who were...

Newton Aycliffe 2, Dunston 5 By Ryan Livingston Newton Aycliffe’s dreams of reaching the Northern Premier League Division East play-offs were dashed when they suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Dunston UTS in their penultimate game of the season. The two teams had played each other on Easter Monday a few weeks prior, but the game...