Residents in County Durham are being reminded of changes to rubbish and recycling collections over the Christmas period. Bins will be emptied as normal up to and including Friday, December 21, with collections affected during the weeks beginning Monday, December 24, and Monday, December 31. Revised Christmas collection dates will be: •...

Santa Claus is coming to town! Great Aycliffe Town Council have finalised the big fella’s traditional route around Newton Aycliffe on Christmas Eve. There are 14 new routes, so residents should check the times carefully for their areas. The 14 routes are: ROUTE 1 Area Aycliffe Village Approx....

Formula Plastics managing director and Aycliffe Business Park Community board member James Goodliffe gives his verdict on what Brexit means to his company... Uncertainty continues to cast a shadow over manufacturers as our Government tries to negotiate its way out of the European Union – and this continues to have an impact on companies like...

By Donna Campbell The focus for last week’s racing was the North East Cross Country Championships which took place at Wrekenton on a cold and very windy day. There was a good turn out from the club despite the conditions and which meant that our Team Tent had to be taken down to prevent it blowing away. The race was held on a course...

Residents can now apply to have their garden waste collected in 2019. Across the next couple of months, Durham County Council will be contacting eligible households with information about the different ways they can sign up. Those who subscribe to the scheme by Thursday 14 February will receive all 17 collections between April and November...

In every issue of our Aycliffe Today Business magazine, we take a break and sit down with a different employee or business owner to ask them 20 questions on a variety of subjects. In our November-December issue, Greystone Legal director Paul Humble is in the chair… 1: What do you do? A: Senior Partner at Greystone Legal. 2: Who have...

Together 21 spread the joy of Christmas last weekend when they welcomed customers to the Tesco store in Newton Aycliffe by signing and signing a wonderful rendition of “This is Me” from the popular film ‘The Greatest Showman’ and a selection of Christmas Carols. The children, their families and PCP staff and volunteers were keen to show...

Residents are being reminded not to place items in black bags when they fill their recycling bins and boxes as part of a campaign to reduce contamination. Durham County Council’s Recycling Matters campaign aims to educate residents about what can and cannot be recycled. One mistake people can sometimes make when recycling is putting items...

Newton Aycliffe 1, Guisborough Town 0 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe progressed to the last eight of the League Cup with a good win against Guisborough. They had to shuffle the pack somewhat due to injured and cup-tied players, but they played some attractive football and gave Guisborough no real chances throughout the...

Year 9 engineering students from Woodham Academy recently attended a discovery event at Nissan UK in Washington, near Sunderland. Students got to meet and speak to engineers and find out first-hand what it takes to be an engineer working at the modern plant in Sunderland. During the visit students learnt about how a company like Nissan is...