A new training course is being launched at South West Durham Training (SWDT) designed for people looking for a career in engineering and advanced manufacturing. The full-time Level 2 Performing Engineering Operations (Electrical and Mechanical) will provide students with practical skills and knowledge of electrical wiring and testing, and...

After all their matches fell foul to the weather last week it was a wet and windy return to action for the Aycliffe Juniors football teams this week. The development team for Under 6’s played away at Swalwell. It was another great game for these young players with William scoring a fantastic five goals and Oscar also on target. All involved...

Newton Aycliffe-based engineering specialists Sabre Rail plans to expand after a contract win which it says will create eight new jobs. The rail component manufacturer, which currently employs 90 people at its premises along Heighington Lane on Aycliffe Business Park, is applying to Durham County Council to build a 4,000 sq ft extension. The...

Activities aimed at improving mental and physical wellbeing at work have earned Durham County Council a regional award. The Better Health at Work Award helps organisations set goals towards improving employees’ health whilst at work. It is a partnership project, led by the twelve local authorities in the North East, the NHS and the...

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...