Newton Aycliffe-based global craft retailer Crafter’s Companion has announced plans to move its US headquarters to a larger space in Corona, California following a huge growth in sales from $12m to an estimated $22m over the past two years. The new office and warehouse, which will be 31,000 sq. ft, has been primarily driven by increased...

Newtonian Lewis Wing was named the Carabao Cup Player of the Round for round four. And it completed a double award for the 23-year-old, who also scooped the Goal of the Round gong after his stunner against Crystal Palace. Wing collected 54% of the vote on Twitter, enough to see off De Bruyne, Son and Burton Albion's Scott Fraser. “I’m...

A new row has broken out over the Santa Tours – with bumbling councillors embarrassing Newton Aycliffe again. Just weeks after councillors tried to scrap the 40-year tradition of the Santa Tours around town – a decision which the local authority later regretted due to public outcry and bad PR – they’ve followed it up with another...

A network to support County Durham food and drink producers is being launched. Durham Food and Drink Network is the fifth key strand of the Durham Business Opportunities Programme (DBOP), which is part of Business Durham. The network will enable small producers and County Durham SMEs who are keen to get their products to market, to tap into...

The wet weather didn’t stop the Aycliffe Juniors footballing action over the weekend when there were many games to enjoy. The Under 6’s took part in a joint training session with Crook. These players have just started playing over the last year and really enjoyed the opportunity to face local opponents. The Under 7’s White played...

Horndale Residents Association was highly commended at Durham County Council’s recent Environment Awards. The voluntary group was nominated by Cllr John Clare for what was a strong Community Partnership category. The association’s chairman Philip Clark said: “John nominated us in recognition of our work in the community bulb planting,...

Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Energy has been awarded a contract to supply its cable protection technology to a Dutch offshore wind farm. Dutch maritime contracting firm Van Oord has selected the patented Tekmar Cable Protection System (CPS) TekLink for the Borssele 2 (site III and IV) offshore wind farm. Borssele 2, consisting of 77 turbines...

A much-loved police dog has retired from the force after catching countless criminals during his career. German Shepherd Kaizer, a familiar face on Channel 5’s Police Interceptors, has racked up nearly 15,000 hours on the streets to keep us safe. Kaizer, who turned eight last week, has been with Durham Constabulary since he was...

Leading international shower designer and manufacturer, Roman, have won the prestigious consumer safety award for compliance in bathroom products at the renowned NHIC Awards black tie ceremony. Roman won the prestigious NHIC Award for innovation and initiatives to promote consumer safety through compliance in bathroom products and...

Guisborough Town 3, Newton Aycliffe 3 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe came away from Guisborough with a 3-3 draw, but should have taken all three points. They started well, with Vinny Gash getting through the defensive line after only three minutes, but home keeper Nixon saved with his legs. The pace of new signing Jermaine Metz...