Developers have submitted a planning application to deliver a £140m development – with more than 1.75 million sq ft of accommodation – on Aycliffe Business Park, which could create thousands of new jobs. Joint venture company Forrest Park Newton Aycliffe, supported by leading commercial property developers Richardson Barberry, has applied...

Newton Aycliffe won their first Northern League game in eight under Colin Stromsoy last weekend – but the new manager insists he’s “no Dumbledore”. The former Team Northumbria boss was appointed head coach by chairman Allan Oliver after a disastrous run of games which culminated in the departure of Deano Browne last month. Stromsoy...

Two volunteers featured on the town’s own radio station to talk about the important work of a local hospice. Milly Toner and Immogen Salt, from Butterwick Hospice in Bishop Auckland, visited the Aycliffe Radio studio last Sunday to talk to Mary and John O’Sullivan about the hospice and how people deal with grief. Butterwick have a day...

Newton Aycliffe-based global phenomenon Crafter’s Companion has appointed a new head of commercial after seeing sales grow more than a third in the last year. The award-winning craft supplies firm – which opened its new Aycliffe HQ in 2016 – saw its global turnover grow 38% in 2018, with an export sales growth of 59%. And with its...

One of Newton Aycliffe’s youth teams raised much-needed funds from a sponsored bag-pack. The players from Aycliffe Juniors Under-11 blacks – including Lucas, Jake, Jack, Embrehan and Jayden (pictured above) – raised £180.60 from the fundraiser at B&M in Darlington on Sunday. Coach Russ Gibson said: “They were interested in how...

Newton Aycliffe logistics firm Stiller Warehousing and Distribution has invested further in the company to create another huge new warehouse. After opening a state-of-the-art, £2m freight distribution centre and office block at its 22-acre premises on Aycliffe Business Park last year, Stiller is now converting its former logistics centre into...

By Donna Campbell This past week saw a turn in the weather and a downfall of snow and icy conditions which meant that most of the local parkruns were called off. There were a few slightly further afield that did take place but therefore this week there are no Parkrun PB’s to report. Despite the weather the NEMAA Cross Country...

Great Aycliffe Town Council appears to have opened the door to a renewed Aycliffe Show bid after apparently relaxing their stance on strict rules around events. Councillors have given the go-ahead to a four-day circus on land at the Sports Complex in May this year – despite the application being incomplete. Resident Russ Gibson’s attempt...

Welcome to the 38th issue of Aycliffe Today Business – the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park. This issue gets 2019 off to a flying start. As we look back on another eventful 12 months with our annual review – something that has become something of an Aycliffe Today tradition – there appears to be plenty left to look forward to in the...